Edgardo Obregón

Edgardo Obregón (born 1999)[1]) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Weston FC in USL League Two, as well as the Reinhardt University Eagles.

Edgardo Obregón
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999[1]
Place of birth Mexico City,[1] Mexico
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Weston FC
Youth career
2010–2012 C.F. Pachuca
2012 Club América
2014–2018 Weston FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Reinhardt Eagles 16 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Weston FC 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2019

Biography

Obregón was born on 30 May 1999, in Miami, Florida, to Mexican parents.[2] As a kid, nicknamed Gato ("Cat"), he played for and represented in friendly, youth tournaments the teams of Chivas de Guadalajara, F.C. Barcelona and A.C. Milan.[3][4]

His designated position is attacking midfielder, the same as his reported idol, Kaká.[5]

In 2008, there were media reports that he committed to A.C. Milan,[5] although the club did not make any official announcement. In 2009, FIFA strengthened its oversight of transfers of under-age football players. All transfers of under-age players must henceforth be submitted to and approved by a sub-committee of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee, along with any applications for a minor player to be registered for the first time in a country where they are not a national.[6][7] FIFA's toughened stance on underage players' signings was behind their April 2, 2014, decision to impose on Barcelona "a 14-month transfer ban for breaking rules on signing international players under 18," along with a fine of 450,000 Swiss Francs.[8]

Weston FC

Between 2013 and 2014, Obregón was invited for trials by clubs in Europe but, since he could not move there without a European Union passport, he moved back with his family to Miami and joined the academy for the Under-16s of the South Florida non-profit youth soccer club, Weston FC.[2]

References
  1. "Edgardo Obregón se une a los niños prodigio mexicanos" ("Edgardo Obregon joins Mexican child prodigies"), Media Tempo, 25 September 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. Edgardo Obregón #69, U.S. Soccer Development Academy website
  3. "A Name to Remember" Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Offside, 23 September 2008
  4. "Edgardo Obregón, el mexicano de 9 años que podría fichar por el Milan" ("Edgardo Obregon, the Mexican 9-year old who could sign for Milan") Goal.com, 25 September 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. "Gato Obregon – AC Milan" Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Soccerly, 20 October 2008
  6. The FIFA Transfer Matching System, FIFA news
  7. "Do FIFA’s new Under 18 transfer rules actually mean anything?", World Youth Soccer, 15 December 2008
  8. "Barcelona transfer ban: Fifa issues 14-month sanction", BBC News, 2 April 2014
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