Edgardo Obregón
Edgardo Obregón (born 1999)) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Weston FC in USL League Two, as well as the Reinhardt University Eagles. Biography. Obregón was born on 30 May 1999, in Miami, Florida, to Mexican parents. 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. His designated position is attacking midfielder, the same as his reported idol, Kaká. In 2008, there were media reports that he committed to A.C. Milan, 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. 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. 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.