Régimen Legal de la Contratación de Adolescentes en el Fútbol Profesional Ecuatoriano (Legal Regime for Hiring Adolescents in Ecuadorian Professional Soccer)

Abstract

Spanish Abstract: El presente trabajo se realizó utilizando el método deductivo y examinó las especificidades de la contratación de adolescentes en el fútbol profesional ecuatoriano, destacando su relevancia dentro de la sociedad y enfatizando la importancia de contar con un marco legal que les brinde seguridad jurídica a futuro. Primero, se estudió de manera exhaustiva los contratos de futbolista profesionales. Posteriormente, se distinguió las características particulares relativas a los contratos de jugadores adolescentes bajo el marco jurídico ecuatoriano. También se hizo un repaso de la legislación, que permite comprobar que, en la actualidad, existen vacíos legales que conllevan a abusos respecto de los requisitos y derechos aplicables por clubes profesionales dentro de una relación contractual; todo bajo el concepto de un contrato laboral especial. A través de los hallazgos, se ratifica el futuro que se debe brindar a los jugadores adolescentes bajo un marco legal objetivo que garantice sus derechos y regule sus obligaciones.

English Abstract: This work was carried out under the deductive method and examined the specificities of hiring adolescents in Ecuadorian professional soccer, highlighting its relevance within society and emphasizing the importance of having a legal framework that provides them with future legal security. First, professional footballer contracts were studied in an exhaustive manner. Subsequently, the particular characteristics related to the contracts of adolescent players under the Ecuadorian framework were distinguished. There was also a review of the legislation, which makes it possible to verify that there are currently legal loopholes that lead to abuses regarding the requirements and rights applicable by professional football clubs within a contractual relationship; all under the concept of a special employment contract. Through the findings, the future that must be offered to adolescent football players in Ecuador is ratified under an objective legal framework that guarantees their rights and regulates their obligations.

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Keywords: Futbolista profesional, adolescentes, contrato laboral, Ecuador, Profesional soccer player, adolescents, employment contract, Ecuador