Federico Obama

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Obama and the second or maternal family name is Ondo.

Fede
Personal information
Full name Federico Ondo Obama Ondo[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid Juvenil A
Youth career
Years Team
2008– Atlético Madrid
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2017

Federico Ondo Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000), also known as Fede, is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a fullback[2] for Atlético Madrid Juvenil A,[3] in the youth academy of Atlético Madrid.

Professional career

Fede moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and raised in Torrejón.[4] Fede joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.[5]

International career

Fede, at the age of 17, was called up to the senior Equatorial Guinea national football team on August 2017.[6] He made his debut on 3 September 2017, starting in a 2-1 friendly loss to Benin. The match was eliminated from FIFA records,[7] as the referee and his assistants referees were from Equatorial Guinea.[8][9] As it was a friendly which besides was not recognized by FIFA, Fede remains eligible to Spain (as a naturalized citizen).

Personal life

Fede's twin brother, Salomón Obama, is also a youth footballer for Atlético Madrid and a youth international for Spain.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Comité de Apelación | División de Honor Juvenil" (PDF) (in Spanish). rfef.es. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Picos, Sergio (28 August 2017). "Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial" [Fede Obama, calleb-up by the Equatorial Guinea senior team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Visualización de Equipos" (in Spanish). Federación Fútbol de Madrid. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Atlético. Fede Obama, convocado con la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial con 17 años".
  5. ↑ "Salomón Obama, debuta con el filial; ya solo queda un peldaño - Latido a Latido". 3 September 2017.
  6. ↑ AS, Diario (28 August 2017). "Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial".
  7. ↑ "Live Scores - Equatorial Guinea - Matches". FIFA.com.
  8. ↑ "Mismo error, la misma posición y el mismo árbitro" [Same mistake, the same position and the same referee] (in Spanish). P.Sports. 6 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Joaquín ELA, el árbitro de los partidos eliminados por la FIFA" [Joaquín Elá, the referee of the matches eliminated by FIFA] (in Spanish). P.Sports. 6 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Atlético de Madrid: Los casos del Atlético: los Obama, los hijos de Assunçao, un ex del Real Madrid... - Marca.com".
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