Pedro Obiang
Equatoguinean footballer (born 1992)
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Pedro Mba Obiang Avomo (born 27 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Monza. Born in Spain, Obiang plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
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Obiang warming up for West Ham United in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Mba Obiang Avomo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monza | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2008–2010 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Sampdoria | 128 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | West Ham United | 91 | (3) |
| 2019–2025 | Sassuolo | 118 | (2) |
| 2025– | Monza | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Equatorial Guinea | 29 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2025 | |||
Obiang started his career with Sampdoria in 2010, and transferred to West Ham United in 2015. He returned to Italy in 2019, joining Sassuolo, before moving to Monza in 2025. Obiang represented his native country, Spain, at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before switching to represent Equatorial Guinea at the senior level.
Club career
Sampdoria
Born in Alcalá de Henares, in the Community of Madrid,[1] Obiang began his football career playing for various teams from his home city, such as CD Avance, RSD Alcalá and AD Naya, where he excelled. Due to these participations, he was transferred to the Cadete team of Atlético Madrid. He left Atlético for Sampdoria in 2008 at age 16, the minimum age at which international transfer within the European Union is allowed. He was the member of Allievi Nazionali youth team in 2008–09 season, but also call-up to the first team in pre-season.[2] He was also an unused substitute against Lazio and against Chievo, by the decision of head coach Walter Mazzarri. In 2009–10, he was promoted to the Under-19 Primavera squad.
Primarily a youth team player, Obiang also played seven times in pre-season friendlies in the summer of 2010, scoring two goals. After the injury crisis of the Genoese team in which the team lost midfielders Stefano Guberti, Fernando Tissone, Andrea Poli and Paolo Sammarco, he received a call-up again from new head coach Domenico Di Carlo,[3] and made his competitive debut on 12 September 2010. He substituted Vladimir Koman in the 58th minute, at that time Sampdoria losing 2–1 to Juventus; eventually, Sampdoria 3–3 draw at Stadio Olimpico di Torino. Obiang signed a new, five-year contract extension with Doria on the morning before the start of the match.[4]
Obiang also named in 2010–11 UEFA Champions League 25-men senior squad (list A) for play-off round and received the call-up against Werder Bremen,[5] however Obiang was not named as one of players on the substitutes' bench. He also received his first call-up for 2010–11 UEFA Europa League on 28 September 2010 as a list B player (Under-21 youth product).[6] He made his European debut on 16 December 2010 (matchday 6), with the club already eliminated before the match, a 0–2 defeat to Debreceni.
West Ham United
On 10 June 2015, West Ham United announced the signing of Obiang for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.[7] He made his Premier League debut on 15 August as a half-time substitute for Reece Oxford in a 1–2 home defeat to Leicester City.[8] In November 2016, Obiang was announced as West Ham's Player of the Month for October.[9]
On 4 February 2017, Obiang scored his first Premier League goal for West Ham on his 55th appearance for the club, against Southampton. The ball fell to Obiang from a corner, where he controlled and then shot, finding the bottom corner from 25 yards out.[10] On 20 March 2017, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2016–17 season, having rolled his ankle during a home defeat by Leicester on 18 March 2017.[11] In January 2018, Obiang was injured during an FA Cup game against Wigan Athletic. In February, he underwent knee surgery and was ruled out for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[12]
Obiang won the 2017–18 West Ham goal of the season award for his thunderbolt strike against Tottenham.[13]
Sassuolo
On 24 July 2019, Obiang signed for Sassuolo.[14] He was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary disease in August 2021 and was omitted from all sporting activity as a precaution.[15]
Monza
On 5 June 2025, Obiang signed a one-year contract with an option to extend with Monza, who had just been relegated to Serie B.[16]
International career
Obiang has been capped for Spain at youth levels. Obiang received a call-up for the Porto International Tournament in April 2011.[17]
Due to his Fang background, the Gabonese Football Federation tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade Obiang to play for Gabon, although both his parents and his grandparents are from Equatorial Guinea. In November 2011, they included him in a squad list for a match between the country's under-20 and China; however, he ignored the call.[18]
Being eligible to represent Equatorial Guinea, in 2011, the country's federation approached Obiang to enquire if he would be willing to represent the country at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations; however, Obiang declined.[19] In April 2015, after a meeting with the Equatoguinean Football Federation people, Obiang's stance on representing Equatorial Guinea appeared to have changed after showing a desire to play for the country.[20] On 5 October 2016, Obiang reunited in London with Equatoguinean Football Federation president Andrés Mbomio, and Equatoguinean national team head coach and coordinator Esteban Becker and Juvenal Edjogo Owono respectively to reach an agreement.[21]
On 7 November 2018, Obiang was officially called up for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[22] Obiang made his debut for Equatorial Guinea in a 1–0 loss to Senegal on 18 November 2018.[23] In December 2018 he said he was "proud" to play for the nation.[24] He scored his first international goal on 22 March 2019 in a 4–1 African Cup of Nations qualifying win against Sudan.[25]
Personal life
Obiang is the nephew of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the second president of Equatorial Guinea.[26]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sampdoria | 2010–11[27] | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[27] | Serie B | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4[d] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[27] | Serie A | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14[27] | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[27] | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 128 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 4 | |||
| West Ham United | 2015–16[28] | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[29] | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[30] | Premier League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19[31] | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 91 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 116 | 3 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2019–20[32] | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21[33] | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 118 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 124 | 2 | |||||
| Monza | 2025–26 | Serie A | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 354 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 397 | 10 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 28 December 2025[34]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Obiang goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2019 | Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan |  Sudan | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 15 November 2019 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 11 November 2020 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Libya | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
