Federico Obama

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obama and the second or maternal family name is Ondo.
Federico Obama
Personal information
Full name Federico Ondo Obama Ondo[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Penya Encarnada
Number 24
Youth career
2008–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Acero 5 (0)
2020 Unión Adarve 1 (0)
2023– Penya Encarnada 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Equatorial Guinea U23 2 (0)
2017–2018 Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2018

Federico Ondo Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000), also known as Fede, is an Equatorial Guinean professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Andorran Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra. He capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[2] He also holds Spanish citizenship.

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 in 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

Obama's twin brother, Salomón, is also a footballer and plays for Primera Divisió club UE Santa Coloma and the Equatorial Guinea national team as a forward.[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". 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Salomón Obama, debuta con el filial; ya solo queda un peldaño - Latido a Latido". 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 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. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
  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". 9 June 2017.

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