Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatorial Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for Andorran

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club

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and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Professional career

Obama moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and raised in Torrejón. Salomón joined the youth academy of

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in 2008. On 31 January 2019, Obama signed for

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, from Atletico Madrid.

International career

Obama, at the age of 18, was called up to the senior

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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

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Obama's

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, is also a footballer and plays for

club

Penya Encarnada d'Andorra Fútbol Club Penya d'Andorra is an Andorran football team, based in Andorra La Vella. The team currently plays in the Primera Divisió. History FC Penya d'Andorra, formerly known as Associació Club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra, was founded in 200 ...

as a full-back.

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