Gonzalo Escobar (footballer)

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Gonzalo Escobar
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Daniel Escobar
Date of birth (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Alejandro Korn, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Santos
(on loan from Fortaleza)
Youth career
El Rosedal
SF Castelli
2003–2012 Banfield
2012–2016 Temperley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Temperley 39 (0)
2018–2021 Colón 62 (0)
2021–2023 Ibiza 44 (1)
2023– Fortaleza 16 (0)
2024– → Santos (loan) 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Gonzalo Daniel Escobar (born 16 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian club Santos, on loan from Fortaleza.

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Career

Early career

Born in Alejandro Korn, Buenos Aires Province, [2] Escobar was raised in the El Rosedal neighborhood, [3] playing for local sides CDyS El Rosedal and SF JA Castelli before joining the youth sides of Banfield. [2] In 2012, he moved to the youth setup of Temperley.

Temperley

Escobar made his professional – and Primera División – debut on 15 May 2016, starting in a 2–0 home win over Newell's Old Boys. [4] He became a first-choice in the 2016–17 season, as the club again narrowly avoided relegation.

Colón

On 24 January 2018, Escobar signed a contract with Colón also in the top tier, [5] as the club bought 65% of his economic rights for a fee of 10 million pesos (roughly US$ 500,000). [6] He was mainly a first-choice ahead of Alex Vigo during his spell, with the club unsuccessfully attempting to renew his contract in 2020. [7]

Ibiza

On 24 August 2021, Escobar joined newly-promoted Segunda División side UD Ibiza on a two-year deal. [8] He scored his first professional goal the following 22 January, netting his side's third in a 5–0 away routing of Málaga CF. [9]

Escobar left Ibiza in June 2023, after the club's relegation. [10]

Fortaleza

On 3 July 2023, Escobar was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Fortaleza on a deal until December 2024. [11] He made his debut for the club on 5 August, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Goiás, but spent the year as a backup to Bruno Pacheco.

In February 2024, Escobar was one of the players injured after supporters of Sport Recife threw rocks and bombs at Fortaleza's bus after a match between both clubs. [12] He suffered traumatic brain injury, and returned to action in the following month. [13]

Santos

On 19 April 2024, Santos announced the signing of Escobar on loan until the end of the year, with a subsequent permanent two-year contract already agreed. [14]

Career statistics

As of 11 April 2024. [15]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalState league [lower-alpha 3] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Temperley 2016 Primera División 2000————20
2016–17 26020————280
2017–18 11000————110
Total39020————410
Colón 2017–18 Primera División13000—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0——140
2018–19 16010207 [lower-alpha 4] 0——260
2019–20 13020—6 [lower-alpha 4] 0——210
2020–21 8020————100
2021 11000————110
Total6105020140——820
Ibiza 2021–22 Segunda División 21120————231
2022–23 23010————240
Total44130————471
Fortaleza 2023 Série A 130——00——130
2024 0000—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0304 [lower-alpha 5] 080
Total13000—103040210
Santos 2024 Série B 00—————00
Career total15711002015030401911

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References

  1. ↑ Gonzalo Escobar at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Un joven de Alejandro Korn jugará la final de la Copa Sudamericana" [A youngster from Alejandro Korn will play the Copa Sudamericana final] (in Spanish). El Diario Sur. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "(DEPORTES) Gonzalo Escobar, el korense que es fundamental en Temperley" [(SPORTS) Gonzalo Escobar, the korense who is key at Temperley] (in Spanish). Noticias de Empalme San Vicente. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "FÚTBOL | Temperley derrotó a Newell's y se queda en primera" [FOOTBALL | Temperley defeated Newell's and remain in the top tier] (in Spanish). CA Temperley. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Gonzalo Escobar selló su vínculo con Colón de Santa Fe" [Gonzalo Escobar sealed his link with Colón de Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Super Deportivo. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Institucional: Informe sobre la venta de Gonzalo Escobar a Colón de Santa Fe" [Institutional: Report about the transfer of Gonzalo Escobar to Colón de Santa Fe] (in Spanish). CA Temperley. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Colón por ahora no resolvió la renovación de Gonzalo Escobar" [Colón did not solve the renewal of Gonzalo Escobar for now] (in Spanish). Uno Santa Fe. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gonzalo Escobar, nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Gonzalo Escobar, new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "El Ibiza de Paco Jemez es un vendaval que asola La Rosaleda" [Paco Jemez's Ibiza is a windstorm which ravishes La Rosaleda] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "A caminho do Fortaleza, lateral Gonzalo Escobar se despede do UD Ibiza" [Towards Fortaleza, full-back Gonzalo Escobar bids farewell from UD Ibiza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Fortaleza acerta a contratação do lateral-esquerdo Gonzalo Escobar" [Fortaleza sign left-back Gonzalo Escobar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Argentino do Fortaleza ferido em ataque a ônibus fala pela primeira vez" [Argentine from Fortaleza injured in bus attack talks for the first time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNN Brazil. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Escobar volta a jogar após atentado a ônibus do Fortaleza" [Escobar returns to action after attack to Fortaleza's bus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Lateral Gonzalo Escobar, ex-Fortaleza, é o novo reforço do Santos FC" [Full-back Gonzalo Escobar, formerly of Fortaleza, is the new addition of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  15. ↑ Gonzalo Escobar at Soccerway
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