Salomón Obama

Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División B club Mérida AD, on loan from Celta de Vigo B,[1] and the Equatorial Guinea national team. He also holds Spanish citizenship.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Obama and the second or maternal family name is Ondo.
Salomón Obama
Personal information
Full name Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo
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) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mérida (on loan from Celta B)
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2018 Atlético Madrid
2019 Celta Vigo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Atlético Madrid B 16 (0)
2019– Celta B 1 (0)
2019– → Mérida (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2017 Spain U17 5 (1)
2018–2019 Equatorial Guinea U-23 3 (1)
2018– Equatorial Guinea 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019

Professional career

Obama 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]

On January 31, 2019, Obama signed for Celta de Vigo, from Atletico Madrid.

International career

Obama, at the age of 18, was called up to the senior Equatorial Guinea national football team in 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

Obama'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. "Salómon Obama signs for Celta de Vigo B". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  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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