Personal information | |||
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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 | UE Santa Coloma | ||
Number | 10 | ||
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– | UE Santa Coloma | 24 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
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 20 May 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.
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.
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 | Libya | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Obama's twin brother, Federico, is also a footballer and plays for Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra as a full-back. [3]