Edgardo Obregón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City,[1] Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | A.C. Milan | ||
Edgardo Obregón (born May 30, 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico[1]) is a football prodigy.
Biography
Obregón, nicknamed Gato ("Cat"), has played for and represented in friendly, youth tournaments the teams of Chivas de Guadalajara, F.C. Barcelona and A.C. Milan.[2][3]
His designated position is attacking midfielder, the same as his reported idol, Kaká.[4]
In 2008, there were media reports that he committed to A.C. Milan,[4] although the club did not make any official announcement.
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 F.C.[5]
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]
References
- ^ a b c "Edgardo Obregón se une a los niños prodigio mexicanos" ("Edgardo Obregon joins Mexican child prodigies"), Media Tempo, 25 September 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ "A Name to Remember", The Offside, 23 September 2008
- ^ "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)
- ^ a b "Gato Obregon – AC Milan", Soccerly, 20 October 2008
- ^ Edgardo Obregón #69, U.S. Soccer Development Academy website
- ^ The FIFA Transfer Matching System, FIFA news
- ^ "Do FIFA’s new Under 18 transfer rules actually mean anything?", World Youth Soccer, 15 December 2008
- ^ "Barcelona transfer ban: Fifa issues 14-month sanction", BBC News, 2 April 2014
External links
- Weston F.C. official website