Salomón Obama

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

Salomón Obama
Personal information
Full name Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo
Date of birth (2000-02-04) February 4, 2000
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid B
Youth career
2008– Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Atlético Madrid B 16 (0)
National team‡
2017 Spain U17 5 (0)
2018– Equatorial Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2018

Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Madrid B and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Professional career

Salomón moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and raised in Torrejón.[2] Salómón joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.[3]

International career

Salomón, at the age of 18, was called up to the senior Equatorial Guinea national football team on August 2018. He previously played for the Spanish under-17 team.

He made his national team debut as a substitute against Sudan in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Personal life

Salomón's twin brother, Federico Obama, is also a footballer for Atlético Madrid (at youth level) and a senior international for Equatorial Guinea.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Salomón Obama at TheFinalBall.com
  2. ↑ "Atlético. Fede Obama, convocado con la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial con 17 años". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Madrid. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Molina, Francisco J. (3 September 2017). "Salomón Obama, debuta con el filial; ya solo queda un peldaño - Latido a Latido". Latido a Latido (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Lara, Lorenzo (9 June 2017). "Atlético de Madrid: Los casos del Atlético: los Obama, los hijos de Assunçao, un ex del Real Madrid..." Marca.com (in Spanish). Madrid: Unidad Editorial Información Deportiva, S.L.U. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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