Federico Obama

Federico Ondo Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000), also known as Fede, is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Tercera División club CD Acero. He has been a member of the Equatorial Guinea national team.[2] He also holds Spanish citizenship.

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(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Acero
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Acero 1 (0)
National team‡
2019 Equatorial Guinea U23 2 (0)
2017–2018 Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2017
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Obama and the second or maternal family name is Ondo.

Professional career

Fede moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and raised in Móstoles.[3] Fede joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.[4] In 2012, he played for the under–12 team of the Community of Madrid.[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 pro footballer for Celta de Vigo and a full international for Equatorial guinea.[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. "Atlético. Fede Obama, convocado con la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial con 17 años".
  4. "Salomón Obama, debuta con el filial; ya solo queda un peldaño - Latido a Latido". 3 September 2017.
  5. "Campeonato de España alevín sub-12 en Tomares" (in Spanish).
  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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