Carlos Escobar (footballer, born 1989)

Not to be confused with Carlos Escobar (footballer, born 1990).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Ortíz.

Carlos Escobar

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz
Date of birth	(1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Coquimbo, Chile
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Deportes Concepción
Youth career
2001–2005	Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Coquimbo Unido	58	(16)
2007	→ Deportes Temuco (loan)	13	(2)
2012–2015	O'Higgins	40	(6)
2014–2015	→ Cobresal (loan)	30	(2)
2015–2017	San Luis	54	(19)
2017–2018	Universidad de Concepción	11	(0)
2018	→ San Luis (loan)	17	(1)
2019	Cobresal	13	(1)
2020–2022	Deportes Temuco	84	(21)
2023	Sport Huancayo	28	(4)
2024–	Deportes Concepción	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz (born 24 December 1989)(Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos eskoˈβaɾ]), is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Deportes Concepción.

Club career

Escobar in 2012 signed for O'Higgins from Coquimbo Unido. On 10 December 2013, he won the Apertura 2013–14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 9 of 18 matches.[1]

In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.[2]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]

He signed with Sport Huancayo for the 2023 season.[4]

In 2024, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional.[5]

International career

He was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Coquimbo Unido, Nicolás Ortiz and Carlos Ross.[6][7]

Personal life

He is the cousin of the brothers Luciano[8] and Darwin Araya Escobar,[9] both footballers from the Coquimbo Unido youth system.

Honours

O'Higgins

• Primera División de Chile (1): 2013 Apertura
• Supercopa de Chile (1): 2014

Cobresal

• Primera División de Chile (1): 2015 Clausura

Individual

• Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References

1. "El cielo se tiñó de celeste: ¡O'Higgins campeón!".
2. "O'higgins Ganó la Supercopa al Vencer a Deportes Iquique".
3. "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores".
4. "Chileno Carlos Escobar es nuevo delantero de Sport Huancayo". Ovación Corporación Deportiva (in Spanish). 26 December 2022.
5. "Deportes Concepción anunció el regreso a Chile del delantero Carlos Escobar". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
6. "Claudio Borghi nomina a 28 jugadores para selección de Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
7. "Selección sub 25 cumplió su primera práctica bajo el mando de Claudio Borghi". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
8. "Luciano Araya". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
9. "Darwin Araya :: Darwin Alejandro Araya Escobar ::". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.

External links

• Carlos Escobar at Football-Lineups
• Carlos Escobar at Soccerway
• Carlos Escobar at BDFA (in Spanish)