Ismael Athuman

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Athuman and the second or maternal family name is González.
Ismael Athuman
Personal information
Full name Ismael Said Athuman González
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996
Place of birth Maspalomas, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas B
Youth career
0000–2011 Vecindario
2011–2014 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Las Palmas C
2014– Las Palmas B 9 (0)
2016 → Cacereño (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2016– Kenya 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2016

Ismael Said Athuman González (born 1 February 1995) is a Kenyan footballer who plays for Spanish club Las Palmas Atlético, and the Kenya national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Athuman was born in Maspalomas, Las Palmas, to an Kenyan father and a Spanish mother. He played youth football with UD Vecindario and UD Las Palmas. He had unsuccessful trials at Manchester City. [1]

International career

Athuman received his first call from Kenya in mid May 2016, for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Congo the following month. He made his debut on 31 May 2016 in a friendly with Sudan.[2]

Personal life

Athuman's father, Said Ali Athuman Mbaga, known as Billy, is a Kenyan contortionist and acrobat, who lives in Gran Canaria.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Billy, un artista de goma y de la UD" (in Spanish). La Provincia. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Harambee Stars rallies to draw Sudan in friendly". Soka. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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