Pedro Obiang

Sampdoria

Born in Alcalá de Henares, in the Community of Madrid, 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. 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, 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. Obiang also named in 2010–11 UEFA Champions League 25-men senior squad (list A) for play-off round and…

In August 2026, Obiang was appointed sporting director of newly Serie A promoted club Monza, with whom he retired as a professional footballer.

Obiang has been capped for Spain at youth levels. Obiang received a call-up for the Porto International Tournament in April 2011. 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. 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. 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. 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. On 7 November 2018, Obiang was officially called up for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Obiang made his debut for Equatorial Guinea in a 1–0 loss to Senegal on 18 November 2018. In December 2018 he said he was "proud" to play for the nation. He scored his first international goal on 22 March 2019 in a 4–1 African Cup of Nations qualifying win against Sudan.

Obiang is the nephew of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the second president of Equatorial Guinea.