Saul Basilio Coco-Bassey Oubina (born 9 February 1999), better known as Saul Coco, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a defensive midfielder for Spanish club UD Las Palmas and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Club Career
Coco joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in July 2016, after representing CD Orientacion Maritima (where he was trained by his father) and UD Las Palmas. In August 2018, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Tercera Division side UA Horta for the season.
Coco made his senior debut on 18 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 home win against UE Figueres. The following 18 July, he returned to his former club Las Palmas, being assigned to the C-team also in the fourth division.
Promoted to the reserves in Segunda Division B ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, Coco made his first team debut on 17 December 2020, replacing Alvaro Lemos in a 4–0 away win against CD Varea, for the season's Copa del Rey.