Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera Divisió club Ràngers and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ràngers | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Ethnikos Achna | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | UE Santa Coloma | 24 | (7) |
| 2024– | Ràngers | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Spain U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Equatorial Guinea U-23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018– | Equatorial Guinea | 16 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024 | |||
Professional career
editObama 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
editObama, 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
edit- 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
editObama's twin brother, Federico, is also a footballer and plays for Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra as a full-back.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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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