Jorge Leonardo Obregón Rojas (born 29 March 1997) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Santa Fe

Obregón 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

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. Obregón returned from his Llaneros loan on 11 February 2017 and stayed with Santa Fe for the 2017 season.

Llaneros (loan)

In January 2016, Obregón was sent on loan to Colombian second division side

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. He make his debut on 14 February 2016 against

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. On 15 October 2016, Obregón scored his first professional career goal by scoring a brace in a 4–3 league win over

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Real Cartagena (loan)

In January 2018, Obregón was loaned to

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for the

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. Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) In January 2019, Obregón was loaned out to

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for the

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Deportivo Municipal

On 17 July 2019, Obregón signed for Peruvian first division club

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 September in a 2–1 lost against

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Varaždin

On 10 February 2020, Obregón moved to Europe to signed with Croatian club

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 lost against

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on 6 June 2020. Obregón then scored the only goal in the match to help his team secured the 3 points against

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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

got relegated from

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at the end of 2020–21 season,

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signed Obregón on 5 July 2021. He make his debut for the club on 17 July in a league match against Gorica. Obregón was instrumental during the

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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

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. On 11 February 2024, Obregón scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Gorica.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 28 August 2024, Obregón moved to Southeast Asia to joined Malaysian giants

. He scored a brace on his debut during a league match against

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in a 5–0 win on 12 September 2024. During the

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match against Chinese club Shanghai Shenghua on 1 October, Obregón scored the second goal of the match with a header right which ended up with a 3–0 victorious for Johor Darul Ta'zim.

International career

In January 2017, Obregón was called up to the Colombia under-20 squad for the

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. On 21 January, he scored his first international goal in a 4–3 lost to Ecuador under-20. He would then assist

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to scored the only goal which secured a 3 points win against Chile under-20 on 26 January.

Career statistics

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim *

: 2024–25 *

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: 2024–25

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* Living people 1997 births Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Footballers from Cauca Department Men's association football forwards Independiente Santa Fe footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Jaguares de Córdoba footballers Real Cartagena footballers Llaneros F.C. players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players HNK Rijeka players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Peruvian Primera División players Croatian Football League players Malaysia Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub