Salomón Obama

Salomón Obama
Personal information
Full name	Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo
Date of birth	4 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	UE Santa Coloma
Number	10
Youth career
2008–2018	Atlético Madrid
2019	Celta Vigo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2018	Atlético Madrid B
2019–2020	Celta B
2019–2020	→ Mérida (loan)
2020	Dibba Al-Fujairah
2021	Sevan
2021	Móstoles URJC
2022	UE Santa Coloma
2022–2023	Ethnikos Achna
2023–	UE Santa Coloma
International career‡
2017	Spain U17
2018–2019	Equatorial Guinea U-23
2018–	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatorial Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Andorran Primera Divisió club UE Santa Coloma and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Professional career

Obama moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and was raised in Torrejón.^[1] Salomón joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.^[2]

On 31 January 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 Spain under-17 team as he also holds Spanish citizenship.^{[citation needed]}

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

International goals

Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 2020	Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Libya	3–2	3–2	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Obama's twin brother, Federico, is also a footballer and plays for Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra as a full-back.^[3]

References

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

Atlético Madrid profile (in Spanish)
Salomón Obama at BDFutbol
Salomón Obama at National-Football-Teams.com
Salomón Obama at Soccerway
Salomón Obama – UEFA competition record (archive)

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[1] "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.

[2] 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.

[3] 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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