Federico Obama

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Federico Obama

| image =

| fullname = Federico Ondo Obama Ondo{{cite web|url=https://www.rfef.es/sites/default/files/images18/apelacion_division_honor_juv._grupo_7_jornada_30.pdf|title=Comité de Apelación | División de Honor Juvenil|language=Spanish|date=11 April 2018|accessdate=10 September 2018|publisher=rfef.es}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

| height = 1.70m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Penya Encarnada

| clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 = 2008–2019

| youthclubs1 = Atlético Madrid

| years1 = 2020

| clubs1 = Acero

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = Unión Adarve

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Penya Encarnada

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Equatorial Guinea U23

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Equatorial Guinea

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 19 May 2023

| ntupdate = 28 May 2018

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2017/08/28/mas_futbol/1503936579_362962.html|title=Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial|language=Spanish|first=Sergio|last=Picos|date=28 August 2017|accessdate=10 September 2018|publisher=Diario AS|trans-title=Fede Obama, calleb-up by the Equatorial Guinea senior team}} He also holds Spanish citizenship.

Professional career

Fede moved to Spain at a young age from Equatorial Guinea, and raised in Móstoles.{{cite web|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/atletico-madrid/cantera/20170828/43892320184/federico-obama-jugador-cantera-atletico-madrid-convocado-guinea-ecuatorial.html|title=Atlético. Fede Obama, convocado con la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial con 17 años|date=28 August 2017 |publisher=}} Fede joined the youth academy of Atlético Madrid in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.latidoalatido.com/salomon-obama-debuta-filial-atletico/|title=Salomón Obama, debuta con el filial; ya solo queda un peldaño - Latido a Latido|date=3 September 2017|publisher=|access-date=8 September 2017|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908064146/http://www.latidoalatido.com/salomon-obama-debuta-filial-atletico/|url-status=dead}} In 2012, he played for the under–12 team of the Community of Madrid.{{Cite web|url=https://barbadasbase.blogspot.com/2007/05/campeonato-de-espana-alevin-sub-12-en.html|language=es|title=Campeonato de España alevín sub-12 en Tomares}}

International career

Fede, at the age of 17, was called up to the senior Equatorial Guinea national football team in August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2017/08/28/mas_futbol/1503936579_362962.html?id_externo_rsoc=comp_tw|title=Fede Obama, convocado por la absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial|first=Diario|last=AS|date=28 August 2017|publisher=}} He made his debut on 3 September 2017, starting in a 2-1 friendly loss to Benin. The match was eliminated from FIFA records,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=eqg/men/matches/index.html#year2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605130807/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=eqg/men/matches/index.html#year2017|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2016|title=Live Scores - Equatorial Guinea - Matches|publisher=FIFA.com}} as the referee and his assistants referees were from Equatorial Guinea.{{cite web|url=http://publitecsport.com/mismo-error-la-misma-posicion-y-el-mismo-arbitro/|title=Mismo error, la misma posición y el mismo árbitro|language=Spanish|trans-title=Same mistake, the same position and the same referee|publisher=P.Sports|date=6 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://publitecsport.com/joaquin-ela-el-arbitro-de-los-partidos-eliminados-por-la-fifa/|title=Joaquín ELA, el árbitro de los partidos eliminados por la FIFA|language=Spanish|trans-title=Joaquín Elá, the referee of the matches eliminated by FIFA|publisher=P.Sports|date=6 September 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2017/06/09/593ae9e9468aeb69658b460b.html|title=Atlético de Madrid: Los casos del Atlético: los Obama, los hijos de Assunçao, un ex del Real Madrid... - Marca.com|date=9 June 2017 |publisher=}}

References

External links

[https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/jugadores/federico-obama-ondo-2016-2017 Atlético Madrid profile] {{in lang|es}}
{{NFT player|pid=69418}}
{{UEFA player|250087531}}

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Malabo

Category:Equatoguinean men's footballers

Category:Men's association football fullbacks

Category:Primera Divisió players

Category:Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers

Category:Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers

Category:Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Andorra

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra

Category:Fang people

Category:Equatoguinean twins