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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 23)[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 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2019 | |||
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]
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]