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

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who plays as a

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for

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club Ràngers and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Professional career

Obama moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and was 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

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as a full-back.

References

External links

Atlético Madrid profile
* * * * 2000 births Living people Footballers from Malabo Equatoguinean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Dibba Al Fujairah FC players Sevan FC players UE Santa Coloma players Ethnikos Achna FC players FC Rànger's players Armenian First League players Primera Divisió players Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Fang people Equatoguinean twins Equatoguinean emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Footballers from the Community of Madrid Spanish men's footballers Atlético Madrid B players RC Celta Fortuna players Mérida AD players CD Móstoles URJC players Segunda División B players Spain men's youth international footballers Naturalised association football players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish twins 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-forward-stub