Salomón Obama

This name uses Fang people from Equatorial Guinea naming customs: his surname is Asumu, his father's surname is Obama and his mother's surname is Ondo. The surnames are chosen by their respective parents.

Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo (born 4 February 2000) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga de Expansión MX club Tlaxcala and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Salomón Obama

Personal information
Full name	Salomón Asumu Obama Ondo
Date of birth	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kie-Ntem, Equatorial Guinea[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tlaxcala
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2018	Atlético Madrid
2019	Celta Vigo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Atlético Madrid B	16	(0)
2019–2020	Celta B	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Mérida (loan)	5	(0)
2020	Dibba Al-Fujairah
2021	Sevan	1	(0)
2021	Móstoles URJC	3	(0)
2022	UE Santa Coloma	15	(5)
2022–2023	Ethnikos Achna	23	(0)
2023–2024	UE Santa Coloma	24	(7)
2024–2025	Ràngers	15	(3)
2025–	Tlaxcala	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Spain U17	5	(1)
2018–2019	Equatorial Guinea U-23	3	(1)
2018–	Equatorial Guinea	16	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2024

Professional career

Obama moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and was raised in Torrejón.^[2] Salomón joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.^[3]

On 31 January 2019, Obama signed for Celta de Vigo, from Atletico Madrid.

Obama signed for Tlaxcala in the Liga de Expansión MX for the Apertura 2025.^[4]

International career

Obama, at the age of 18, was called up to the senior Equatorial Guinea national football team in August 2018. He previously played for the Spain under-17 team as he also holds Spanish citizenship.^{[citation needed]}

He made his national team debut as a substitute against Sudan in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

International goals

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 2020	Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Libya	3–2	3–2	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Obama's twin brother, Federico, is also a footballer and last played for Primera Divisió club Penya Encarnada d'Andorra as a full-back.^[5]