Federico Obama
Equatoguinean footballer (born 2000)
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Federico Ondo Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000), also known as Fede, is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who last played as a fullback for Andorran Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra. He capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[3] He also holds Spanish citizenship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Ondo Obama Ondo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kie-Ntem, Equatorial Guinea[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Acero | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Unión Adarve | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Penya Encarnada | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Equatorial Guinea U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 May 2018 | |||
Professional career
Fede moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and raised in Móstoles.[4] Fede joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.[5] In 2012, he played for the under–12 team of the Community of Madrid.[6]
International career
Fede, at the age of 17, was called up to the senior Equatorial Guinea national football team in August 2017.[7] He made his debut on 3 September 2017, starting in a 2-1 friendly loss to Benin. The match was eliminated from FIFA records,[8] as the referee and his assistants referees were from Equatorial Guinea.[9][10] 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 Liga de Expansión MX club Tlaxcala and the Equatorial Guinea national team as a forward.[11]
