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Miguel Escobar

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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

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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

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As of 30 December 2020

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Miguel Escobar". World Football. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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.
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