Andrés Escobar (footballer, born 1991)

Andrés Escobar
Personal information
Full name	Andrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz
Date of birth	14 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Puerto Tejada, Colombia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Second striker, winger
Youth career
–2009	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Deportivo Cali
2011–2017	Dynamo Kyiv
2012–2013	→ Deportivo Cali (loan)
2013	→ Evian (loan)
2013	→ Evian II (loan)
2014	→ FC Dallas (loan)
2015	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)
2016	→ Millonarios (loan)
2017	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)
2018	Estudiantes (LP)
2018	Deportes Tolima
2019	FK Liepāja
2019	CSA
2020	Cúcuta Deportivo
2021	Leiknir Reykjavík
International career
2011	Colombia U20
Medal record
Colombia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Andrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz (born 14 May 1991), nicknamed Manga, is a Colombian footballer and convicted rapist^[1] who played as a forward, most recently for Leiknir Reykjavík.

Club career

Deportivo Cali

Escobar began his career in Categoría Primera A club, Deportivo Cali. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2010, in a 1–0 victory against Envigado, coming on as a 50th-minute substitute for Armando Carrillo. Escobar scored his first ever goal on 8 May, in the 38th minute in a 1–3 win against Deportivo Pereira. That same year he would score 5 goals in 6 matches in the 2010 Copa Colombia. He noticeably scored 2 goals in both legs of the final (1 goal per each match), in which Deportivo Cali defeated Itagüí with a global score of 3–0 therefore claiming the title.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 28 August 2011, it was announced that Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv purchased Escobar with an agreement of 5 years. Escobar officially debuted for the club on 21 September 2011, for the 2011–12 Ukrainian Cup, in a 3–2 away win against Kremin, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Oleh Husyev.^[2] However, it is the only match that Escobar has played so far for the Ukrainian club.

Deportivo Cali

Escobar returned to Deportivo Cali for the 2012 season as a loan spell. Escobar scored 5 goals in 35 matches during the 2012 and 2013 season in Deportivo Cali. He made his way back to Dynamo Kyiv on 30 June 2013.

Évian

On 19 July, Escobar would be loaned to Ligue 1 club, Évian, club that would play the 2012–13 season.

FC Dallas

On 14 February 2014, Escobar officially signed for Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.^[3]

International career

Escobar was called for the Colombia U20 squad for the 2011 South American U-20 Championship. He played 8 of the 9 matches that the team played in the competition and scored 1 goal, in the 37th minute of the 2–1 win against Bolivia U20.

He also was called for the 2011 Toulon Tournament. There he played 4 matches, but did not score any goal. Colombia was the champion of this tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2010	Deportivo Cali	Categoría Primera A	18	2	6	5	0	0	24	7
2011	Deportivo Cali	Categoría Primera A	15	2	-		0	0	15	2
Ukraine			League		Cup		Europe		Total
2011–12	Dynamo Kyiv	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2012	Deportivo Cali	Categoría Primera A	14	3	1	0	0	0	15	3
2013	Deportivo Cali	Categoría Primera A	21	2	1	0	0	0	22	2
France			League		Cup		Europe		Total
2013–14	Évian TG	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2013–14	Évian TG Reserves	CFA 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
USA			League		Cup		North America		Total
2014	FC Dallas	Major League Soccer	26	2	3	2	0	0	29	4
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2015	Atlético Nacional	Categoría Primera A	14	1	1	0	3	0	18	1
2016	Millonarios	Categoría Primera A	30	6	6	1	0	0	36	7
Total	Colombia		113	12	15	6	3	0	131	18
	France		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Ukraine		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	USA		26	2	3	2	0	0	29	4
	Career total		126	14	17	8	3	0	146	22

International

International appearances

Under-20

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Colombia	2011	12	1
Total		12	1

International goals

Under-20

**International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2011-01-26	Estadio Jorge Basadre, Tacna, Peru	Bolivia	2–0	2–1	2011 South American U-20 Championship

Honours

Club

Deportivo Cali

Copa Colombia (1): 2010

Dynamo Kyiv

Premier League

Runner-up (1): 2011–12

International

Under-20

Toulon Tournament (1): 2011

Sexual abuse conviction

In March of 2022, Escobar was convicted of raping a woman he met in Reykjavik. According to the court, Escobar took advantage of the woman's intoxicated state. In September 2022, Escobar received a two-and-a-half-year sentence.^[4]

References

^ Héraðsdómur, Reykjavíkur (4 March 2021). "Héraðsdómur ReykjavíkurDómur 10. febrúar 2022 Mál nr. S-6001/2021". Heradsdomur.is (in Icelandic).
^ Henao Bolívar, Francisco (27 September 2011). "Andrés 'Manga' Escobar debutó en el Dinamo". El País.com.co (in Spanish).
^ "FC Dallas sign Colombian winger Andrés Ramiro Escobar on loan from Ukrainian power Dynamo Kiev | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
^ alexandere (22 September 2022). "Footballer rape conviction appeal quashed". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 September 2022.

External links

Andrés Escobar – UEFA competition record (archive)
Andrés Escobar at WorldFootball.net
Andrés Escobar at Major League Soccer

[1] Héraðsdómur, Reykjavíkur (4 March 2021). "Héraðsdómur ReykjavíkurDómur 10. febrúar 2022 Mál nr. S-6001/2021". Heradsdomur.is (in Icelandic).

[2] Henao Bolívar, Francisco (27 September 2011). "Andrés 'Manga' Escobar debutó en el Dinamo". El País.com.co (in Spanish).

[3] "FC Dallas sign Colombian winger Andrés Ramiro Escobar on loan from Ukrainian power Dynamo Kiev | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.

[4] xandere (22 September 2022). "Footballer rape conviction appeal quashed". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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