MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - Westchester SC today announced the signing of Honduras international forward and New York City native Juan Carlos Obregón, Jr., pending league and federation approval.

After winning the 2023 USL Championship Players' Shield with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Obregón, Jr. enjoyed a career year in 2024, scoring a personal-best 20 goals across all competitions with the Charlotte Independence and earning his first senior national team caps with Honduras. He is set to reunite with former Charlotte assistant Dave Carton at Westchester.

Before playing collegiately, Obregón, Jr. developed with the Metropolitan Oval Academy and LIAC New York in his native New York City. With LIAC New York, Obregón, Jr. competed at the 2015 Viareggio Cup in Viareggio, Italy against the youth teams of Uzbekistan Super League side Pakhtakor FC and Italian Serie A clubs Hellas Verona FC and SSC Napoli.

Continuing his career at the pre-professional level, Obregón, Jr. played collegiately at Siena College (2015-16) before spending time in USL League Two with FA Euro New York (2016) and later the Club Necaxa U-20 team (2017-18) in Aguascalientes, Mexico. With the Liga MX side's U-20 team, Obregón, Jr. scored six goals in 24 appearances.

In 2019, Obregón, Jr. made his professional debut with Rio Grande Valley FC in the USL Championship. After spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons in Edinburg, Texas, Obregón, Jr. spent the next two seasons with fellow USL Championship side Hartford Athletic. Across four seasons of USL Championship play, Obregón, Jr. amassed 24 goal contributions across 70 matches with Rio Grande Valley and Hartford.

Obregón, Jr. spent a portion of the 2023 season with FC Motagua in the top-flight Liga Betcris de Honduras. During his time in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Obregón, Jr. made nine appearances for the Ciclón Azul across 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup and league play.

In July 2023, Obregón, Jr. returned to the USL Championship with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Across 13 matches with the Riverhounds, Obregón, Jr. scored three goals - two of which were match-winners - and tallied one assist to help Pittsburgh claim its first Players' Shield.

Obregón, Jr. joined the Charlotte Independence ahead of the 2024 USL League One season. The Honduran exploded for 20 goals across all competitions for the Jacks, earning All-League First Team honors and finishing as the Golden Boot runner-up with 15 regular season scores. Among goals scored across all competitions for a League One team in a single season, Obregón, Jr.'s 20 goals are the third-most in league history.

Competing for Honduras' youth national team in 2021, Obregón, Jr. saw the pitch seven times for the U-23 team. Obregón, Jr. made five appearances for Honduras in the 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, helping Honduras win Group B which consisted of Canada, El Salvador and Haiti, defeat the United States in the Semifinal, and fall to Mexico on penalties in the Final. Obregón, Jr. scored in his lone appearance for Honduras against New Zealand in group-stage action of soccer at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Obregón, Jr. earned his first senior national team call-up for Honduras in September 2024 after totaling 19 goal contributions across his first 26 appearances with Charlotte. The 27-year-old made his senior national team debut in a Concacaf Nations League group stage match against Trinidad and Tobago. His most recent appearance for La H came in a Nations League Quarterfinal loss to Mexico in November 2024.