Salomón Obama | |
Fullname: | Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo |
Birth Date: | 4 February 2000 |
Birth Place: | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
Height: | 1.70 m |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2018 |
Youthclubs1: | Atlético Madrid |
Youthyears2: | 2019 |
Youthclubs2: | Celta Vigo |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs1: | Atlético Madrid B |
Caps1: | 16 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs2: | Celta B |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs3: | → Mérida (loan) |
Caps3: | 5 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | Dibba Al-Fujairah |
Years5: | 2021 |
Clubs5: | Sevan |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2021 |
Clubs6: | Móstoles URJC |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2022 |
Clubs7: | UE Santa Coloma |
Caps7: | 15 |
Goals7: | 5 |
Years8: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs8: | Ethnikos Achna |
Caps8: | 23 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs9: | UE Santa Coloma |
Caps9: | 24 |
Goals9: | 7 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Equatorial Guinea U-23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2018– |
Nationalteam3: | Equatorial Guinea |
Nationalcaps3: | 16 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 18 January 2024 |
Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for 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.
He made his national team debut as a substitute against Sudan in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.
Obama's twin brother, Federico, is also a footballer and plays for Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra as a full-back.[3]