Ismael Athuman

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
 Fuenlabrada
Youth career
0000–2011 Vecindario
2011–2014 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Las Palmas C
2014–2017 Las Palmas B 14 (0)
2016 → Cacereño (loan) 14 (0)
2017 Granada B 6 (0)
2017– Fuenlabrada 0 (0)
National team‡
2016– Kenya 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2017.
‡ 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 CF Fuenlabrada, 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 a 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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