Jorge Obregón
{{short description|Colombian footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jorge Obregón
| image = Jorge Obregón.jpg
| fullname = Jorge Leonardo Obregón Rojas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Puerto Tejada, Colombia
| height = 1.82 m{{Soccerway|428510}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Johor Darul Ta'zim
| clubnumber = 99
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs1 = Boca Juniors de Cali
| youthclubs2 = Santa Fe
| years1 = 2015–2019
| clubs1 = Santa Fe
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Llaneros (loan)
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = → Real Cartagena (loan)
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2019
| clubs4 = → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan)
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = Deportivo Municipal
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Varaždin
| caps6 = 45
| goals6 = 10
| years7 = 2021–2024
| clubs7 = Rijeka
| caps7 = 84
| goals7 = 14
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Johor Darul Ta'zim
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 5
| club-update = 28 August 2024
| nationalteam1 = Colombia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| caption = Obregón with Colombia U20 during the 2017 South American U-20 Championship.
}}
Jorge Leonardo Obregón Rojas (born 29 March 1997) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Club career
=Santa Fe=
== Llaneros (loan) ==
In January 2016, Obregón was sent on loan to Colombian second division side Llaneros.{{Cite web|url=https://periodicolaultima.com/2018/06/28/la-historia-del-talentoso-futbolista-jorge-obregon/|title=La historia del talentoso futbolista, Jorge Obregón|date=28 June 2018 |publisher=periodicolaultima.com|language=es}} He make his debut on 14 February 2016 against Barranquilla. On 15 October 2016, Obregón scored his first professional career goal by scoring a brace in a 4–3 league win over Deportivo Pereira.
== Real Cartagena (loan) ==
In January 2018, Obregón was loaned to Real Cartagena for the 2018 Categoría Primera B season.
Jaguares de Córdoba (loan)
In January 2019, Obregón was loaned out to Jaguares de Córdoba for the 2019 Categoría Primera A season.
= Deportivo Municipal =
On 17 July 2019, Obregón signed for Peruvian first division club Deportivo Municipal. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 September in a 2–1 lost against Sport Boys.
= Varaždin =
On 10 February 2020, Obregón moved to Europe to signed with Croatian club Varaždin.{{Cite web|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/hnl/tko-je-najvece-osvjezenje-hnl-a-u-nastavku-prvenstva-za-njega-je-kriv-asprilla-15003167|title=Tko je najveće osvježenje HNL-a u nastavku prvenstva?|date=18 June 2020 |publisher=sportske.jutarnji.hr|language=hr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/polomio-je-dilavera-pa-zabio-golcinu-dinamu-gol-za-obitelj-i-boga-a-fali-mi-mamina-kuhinja-698294|title='Polomio' je Dilavera pa zabio golčinu Dinamu: Gol za obitelj i Boga, a fali mi mamina kuhinja|date=10 June 2020 |publisher=24sata.hr|language=hr}} He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 lost against Dinamo Zagreb on 6 June 2020. Obregón then scored the only goal in the match to help his team secured the 3 points against Inter Zaprešić on 25 June 2020.
On 12 May 2021, Obregón assisted twice which helped his team to draw 2–2 against Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb.
= Rijeka =
After Varaždin got relegated from Prva HNL at the end of 2020–21 season, Rijeka signed Obregón on 5 July 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/jorge-obregon-novi-igrac-hnk-rijeka/|title=Jorge Obregon novi igrač HNK Rijeka|date=5 July 2021 |publisher=HNK Rijeka|language=hr}} He make his debut for the club on 17 July in a league match against Gorica. Obregón was instrumental during the 2021–22 Croatian Football Cup where he scored in the second round, round of 16 and the quarter-finals which helped his team to reached the semi-finals, however he didn't make an appearance in the semis due to an injury he sustained. Obregón was part of the team run to the final but however lost 3–1 to Hajduk Split.
On 11 February 2024, Obregón scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Gorica.
= Johor Darul Ta'zim =
On 28 August 2024,{{cite web |title=Jorge Obregón Is No Longer a HNK Rijeka Player|date=29 August 2024|publisher=HNK Rijeka|language=hr|url=https://nk-rijeka.hr/jorge-obregon-vise-nije-igrac-hnk-rijeka/}}{{cite web |title=Jorge Obregón Joined JDT|date=1 September 2024|publisher=SNE Sports.co|language=en|url=https://snesports.co/jorge-obregon-joined-jdt/}} Obregón moved to Southeast Asia to joined Malaysian giants Johor Darul Ta'zim. He scored a brace on his debut during a league match against Penang in a 5–0 win on 12 September 2024. During the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite match against Chinese club Shanghai Shenghua on 1 October, Obregón scored the second goal {{cite web |title=JDT Score Emphatic 3-0 Over Shanghai Shenhua|date=1 October 2024|accessdate=9 October 2024|publisher=Bernama.com|url=https://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=2346833}} of the match with a header right which ended up with a 3–0 victorious for Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Career statistics
{{updated|1 Oct 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| Real Cartagena (loan)
|2018 |35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 10 | |
| Jaguares de Córdoba (loan)
|2019 |12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | |
| Deportivo Municipal
|2019 |14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Varaždin
|rowspan="1"|2019–20 |rowspan="2"|Croatian Football League |11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="1"|2020–21
|34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 36 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 |
| rowspan="5"|Rijeka
|rowspan="1"|2021–22 |rowspan="4"|Croatian Football League |27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="1"|2022–23
|26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24
|31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 17 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim
|3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!159 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 3 |
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International career
In January 2017, Obregón was called up to the Colombia under-20 squad for the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. On 21 January, he scored his first international goal in a 4–3 lost to Ecuador under-20. He would then assist Ever Valencia to scored the only goal which secured a 3 points win against Chile under-20 on 26 January.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|428510}}
{{Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obregón, Jorge}}
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Category:Independiente Santa Fe footballers
Category:Deportivo Municipal footballers
Category:Jaguares de Córdoba footballers
Category:Real Cartagena footballers
Category:Llaneros F.C. players
Category:NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
Category:Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players
Category:Categoría Primera A players
Category:Categoría Primera B players
Category:Peruvian Primera División players
Category:Croatian Football League players
Category:Malaysia Super League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru
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