Federico Obama

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obama and the second or maternal family name is Ondo.
Federico Obama
Personal information
Full name Federico Ondo Obama Ondo[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Penya Encarnada
Number 24
Youth career
2008–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Acero 5 (0)
2020 Unión Adarve 1 (0)
2023– Penya Encarnada 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Equatorial Guinea U23 2 (0)
2017–2018 Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2018

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]

References
  1. "Comité de Apelación | División de Honor Juvenil" (PDF) (in Spanish). rfef.es. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. Picos, Sergio (28 August 2017). "Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial" [Fede Obama, calleb-up by the Equatorial Guinea senior team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Atlético. Fede Obama, convocado con la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial con 17 años". 28 August 2017.
  4. "Salomón Obama, debuta con el filial; ya solo queda un peldaño - Latido a Latido". 3 September 2017.
  5. "Campeonato de España alevín sub-12 en Tomares" (in Spanish).
  6. AS, Diario (28 August 2017). "Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial".
  7. "Live Scores - Equatorial Guinea - Matches". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
  8. "Mismo error, la misma posición y el mismo árbitro" [Same mistake, the same position and the same referee] (in Spanish). P.Sports. 6 September 2017.
  9. "Joaquín ELA, el árbitro de los partidos eliminados por la FIFA" [Joaquín Elá, the referee of the matches eliminated by FIFA] (in Spanish). P.Sports. 6 September 2017.
  10. "Atlético de Madrid: Los casos del Atlético: los Obama, los hijos de Assunçao, un ex del Real Madrid... - Marca.com". 9 June 2017.
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