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Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. (born 29 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Hartford Athletic. Born in the United States, he represents Honduras at youth level.

Juan Carlos Obregón Jr.

Obregón Jr. with Hartford Athletic in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Obregón Jr.
Date of birth	(1997-10-29) October 29, 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	New York, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Hartford Athletic
Number	9
Youth career
	Metropolitan Oval Academy
0000–2015	LIAC New York
2017–2018	Necaxa
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Siena Saints	39	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	F.A. Euro	13	(7)
2019–2020	Rio Grande Valley FC	17	(4)
2021–	Hartford Athletic	53	(15)
National team‡
2017	Honduras U20
2021–	Honduras U23	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 25, 2021

Early life

Obregón Jr. was born in New York, New York to Juan and Maria, both immigrants from Honduras.[1]

Career

College, amateur and youth

Obregón Jr. played two years of college soccer at Siena College between 2015 and 2016.[2] While at college, he also appeared for USL PDL side F.A. Euro in 2016.[3] While at Sienna, Obregón Jr. played with Conor McGlynn who would also be his teammate with Hartford Athletic.[4]

Following college, Obregón Jr. joined Liga MX side Necaxa. During his time with their Under-20 side, Obregón Jr. netted 6 goals in 24 appearances.[5]

Professional

In September 2019, Obregón Jr. signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[6][4]

In April 2021, Obregón Jr. signed with USL Championship side Hartford Athletic for the 2021 USL Championship season.[7] He set a club record in 2021 with ten goals in a season.

International

In 2017 he was with the Honduran U-20 team but did not make an appearance while at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8]

Obregón Jr. made his first appearance for the Honduran U-23 team in the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021, coming on in the second half of Honduras's 3–0 win over Haiti. Obregón Jr. scored Honduras's opening goal to help the team defeat USA and qualify for the Summer Olympics.[1]

In Obregon's Olympic debut, he was instrumental in Honduras' comeback win over New Zealand, scoring the equalizing goal in a eventual 3–2 victory.[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. at Wikimedia Commons
• Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. at Soccerway
• Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. at USL Championship

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Juan Carlos Obregón Jr., noto semplicemente come Juan Obregón (New York, 29 ottobre 1997), è un calciatore honduregno, attaccante del Hartford Athletic.

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