Salomón Obama
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kie-Ntem, Equatorial Guinea[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tlaxcala | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Ràngers | 15 | (3) |
| 2025– | Tlaxcala | 0 | (0) |
| 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 as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2024 | |||
Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga de Expansión MX club Tlaxcala and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Professional career
Obama moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and was raised in Torrejón.[2] Salomón joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.[3]
On 31 January 2019, Obama signed for Celta de Vigo, from Atletico Madrid.
Obama signed for Tlaxcala in the Liga de Expansión MX for the Apertura 2025.[4]
International career
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.
International goals
- 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
Obama's twin brother, Federico, is also a footballer and last played for Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra as a full-back.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo". Liga de Expansión MX.
- ^ "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). Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Coyotes suma dos refuerzos más previo a su debut".
- ^ 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
- 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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