Miguel Escobar

For the Colombian footballer, see Miguel Escobar (Colombian footballer).

Miguel Escobar

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Alejandro Escobar
Date of birth	(1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Moreno, Argentina
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team	General Caballero JLM
Number	18
Youth career
2000–2009	Los Polleros
2009–2014	Banfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Banfield	2	(0)
2016–2017	→ Defensores (loan)	21	(2)
2017	Senglea Athletic	5	(0)
2018	Magallanes	7	(1)
2018–2019	JJ Urquiza	21	(1)
2019–2020	Sportivo Belgrano	12	(2)
2020–2021	Los Andes	11	(0)
2022–	General Caballero JLM	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Miguel Alejandro Escobar (born 24 August 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for General Caballero JLM.[2]

Career

After youth spells with Los Polleros and Banfield, Escobar started his pro career in Argentina with the latter.[3] He first appeared on the club's substitutes bench for an Argentine Primera División draw with Atlético de Rafaela in October 2014.[2] He made his professional debut on 16 February 2016 in a league match versus Quilmes, with his only other appearance in 2016 coming against Godoy Cruz just over a week later.[2][4] In July 2016, Escobar joined Defensores de Belgrano of Primera B Metropolitana on loan.[2][5] He scored two goals in twenty-one games.[2]

August 2017 saw Escobar join Maltese Premier League side Senglea Athletic.[2][6] His first appearance for Senglea came in a 0–1 defeat to Valletta on 25 August.[2] In total, he played five times for Senglea.[2] In January 2018, Escobar signed for Primera B de Chile team Magallanes.[7] He netted his first Magallanes goal during a Copa Chile match with Tomás Greig FC in May.[2] A move to JJ Urquiza was completed in the following August.[2] After spending the 2019–20 campaign with Sportivo Belgrano, Escobar headed to Los Andes in October 2020.[8]

Career statistics

As of 30 December 2020.[2]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Banfield	2014	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016		2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
Defensores de Belgrano (loan)	2016–17	Primera B Metropolitana	21	2	1	0	—		—		0	0	22	2
Senglea Athletic	2017–18	Premier League	5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Magallanes	2018	Primera B	7	1	2	1	—		—		0	0	9	2
JJ Urquiza	2018–19	Primera B Metropolitana	21	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	21	1
Sportivo Belgrano	2019–20	Torneo Federal A	12	2	1	0	—		—		0	0	13	2
Los Andes	2020	Primera B Metropolitana	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
Career total			69	6	4	1	—		0	0	0	0	73	7

References

1. "Miguel Escobar". World Football. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. "Miguel Escobar profile". Soccerway. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
3. "Entrevista. Miguel Escobar: "Sueño con ganar algo con Banfield"". Vavel. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
4. "Miguel Escobar profile". BDFA. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
5. "Oficial: Banfield, Escobar cedido a Defensores de Belgrano". Todo Mercado Web. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
6. "El mercado de pases, club por club". Clarín. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
7. "Magallanes tiene un nuevo refuerzo pero tres con contrato vigente dejan el club". Primera B Chile. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
8. "Para desequilibrar en ofensiva". Los Andes. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

External links

• Miguel Escobar at Soccerway