Federico Obama Explained

Federico Obama
Fullname:Federico Ondo Obama Ondo[1] | birth_date = 4 February 2000| birth_place = Malabo, Equatorial Guinea| height = 1.70m| position = Defender| currentclub = Penya Encarnada| clubnumber = 24| youthyears1 = 2008–2019| youthclubs1 = Atlético Madrid| years1 = 2020| clubs1 = Acero| caps1 = 5| goals1 = 0| years2 = 2020| clubs2 = Unión Adarve| caps2 = 1| goals2 = 0| years3 = 2023–| clubs3 = Penya Encarnada| caps3 = 9| goals3 = 0| totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2019| nationalteam1 = Equatorial Guinea U23| nationalcaps1 = 2| nationalgoals1 = 0| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018| nationalteam2 = Equatorial Guinea| nationalcaps2 = 2| nationalgoals2 = 0| medaltemplates = | club-update = 19 May 2023| ntupdate = 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]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comité de Apelación . Spanish. 11 April 2018. 10 September 2018. rfef.es.
  2. Web site: Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial. Spanish. Sergio. Picos. 28 August 2017. 10 September 2018. Diario AS. Fede Obama, calleb-up by the Equatorial Guinea senior team.
  3. Web site: Atlético. Fede Obama, convocado con la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial con 17 años. 28 August 2017 .
  4. Web site: Salomón Obama, debuta con el filial; ya solo queda un peldaño - Latido a Latido. 3 September 2017. 8 September 2017. 8 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908064146/http://www.latidoalatido.com/salomon-obama-debuta-filial-atletico/. dead.
  5. Web site: Campeonato de España alevín sub-12 en Tomares. es.
  6. Web site: Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial. Diario. AS. 28 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Live Scores - Equatorial Guinea - Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605130807/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=eqg/men/matches/index.html#year2017. dead. 5 June 2016. FIFA.com.
  8. Web site: Mismo error, la misma posición y el mismo árbitro. Spanish. Same mistake, the same position and the same referee. P.Sports. 6 September 2017.
  9. Web site: Joaquín ELA, el árbitro de los partidos eliminados por la FIFA. Spanish. Joaquín Elá, the referee of the matches eliminated by FIFA. P.Sports. 6 September 2017.
  10. Web site: Atlético de Madrid: Los casos del Atlético: los Obama, los hijos de Assunçao, un ex del Real Madrid... - Marca.com. 9 June 2017 .