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.
 Obregón with Colombia U20 during the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Leonardo Obregón Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Tejada, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors de Cali | |||
| Santa Fe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Santa Fe | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Llaneros (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2018 | → Real Cartagena (loan) | 35 | (10) |
| 2019 | → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Deportivo Municipal | 14 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Varaždin | 45 | (10) |
| 2021–2024 | Rijeka | 84 | (14) |
| 2024– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Colombia U20 | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editSanta Fe
editObregón was promoted to Santa Fe senior squad in 2015. He make his professional career debut on 1 November coming on as a substitution in the 88th minute against Envigado.
Obregón returned from his Llaneros loan on 11 February 2017 and stayed with Santa Fe for the 2017 season.
Llaneros (loan)
editIn January 2016, Obregón was sent on loan to Colombian second division side Llaneros.[2] 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)
editIn 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
editOn 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
editOn 10 February 2020, Obregón moved to Europe to signed with Croatian club Varaždin.[3][4] 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
editAfter Varaždin got relegated from Prva HNL at the end of 2020–21 season, Rijeka signed Obregón on 5 July 2021.[5] 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
editOn 28 August 2024, [6] [7] 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 [8] of the match with a header right which ended up with a 3–0 victorious for Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 Oct 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Cartagena (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera B | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 38 | 10 | |
| Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Deportivo Municipal | 2019 | Peruvian Primera División | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| Varaždin | 2019–20 | Croatian Football League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | ||
| Rijeka | 2021–22 | Croatian Football League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 37 | 7 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 17 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | |
| Career total | 159 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 3 | ||
International career
editIn 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
edit- ^ Jorge Obregón at Soccerway
- ^ "La historia del talentoso futbolista, Jorge Obregón" (in Spanish). periodicolaultima.com.
- ^ "Tko je najveće osvježenje HNL-a u nastavku prvenstva?" (in Croatian). sportske.jutarnji.hr.
- ^ "'Polomio' je Dilavera pa zabio golčinu Dinamu: Gol za obitelj i Boga, a fali mi mamina kuhinja" (in Croatian). 24sata.hr.
- ^ "Jorge Obregon novi igrač HNK Rijeka" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka.
- ^ "Jorge Obregón Is No Longer a HNK Rijeka Player" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Jorge Obregón Joined JDT". SNE Sports.co. 1 September 2024.
- ^ "JDT Score Emphatic 3-0 Over Shanghai Shenhua". Bernama.com. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
edit- Jorge Obregón at Soccerway
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