Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatorial Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot club Ethnikos Achna FC and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo | ||
Date of birth | (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ethnikos Achna | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2018 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2019 | Celta Vigo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Atlético Madrid B | 16 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Celta B | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Mérida (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | ||
2021 | Sevan | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Móstoles URJC | 3 | (0) |
2022 | UE Santa Coloma | 15 | (5) |
2022– | Ethnikos Achna | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Spain U17 | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Equatorial Guinea U-23 | 3 | (1) |
2018– | Equatorial Guinea | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 |
Obama moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and raised in Torrejón.[1] Salómón joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.[2]
On 31 January 2019, Obama signed for Celta de Vigo, from Atletico Madrid.
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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 November 2020 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Obama's twin brother, Federico Obama, is also a footballer for Atlético Madrid (at youth level) and a senior international for Equatorial Guinea.[3]
Ethnikos Achna – current squad | |
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