Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez (born 2 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or defender for Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido.

Dylan Escobar
Personal information
Full name Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez
Date of birth (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Huasco, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Defender
Team information
Current team
Coquimbo Unido
Number 5
Youth career
2019–2021 Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Coquimbo Unido 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2022

Club career

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Born in Huasco, Chile,[1] Escobar came to Coquimbo Unido youth system in 2019 and signed his first professional contract in January 2022.[2]

He made his professional debut in the 2–1 loss against O'Higgins on 1 April 2022,[3] by replacing Víctor González at the minute 93.[4]

Personal life

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Escobar is nicknamed Hueso (Bone).[5]

References

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  1. ^ Presentamos el espacio "Deportistas Huasquinos" Municipalidad de Huasco on Facebook (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "COQUIMBO SE REFUERZA CON SANGRE PIRATA". www.coquimbounido.cl (in Spanish). Coquimbo Unido. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ "O'Higgins vs. Coquimbo Unido - Resumen de Juego - 1 abril, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ @coquimbounido (1 April 2022). "90+3' Debut de Dylan Escobar que ingresa por Víctor González" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @coquimbounido (27 January 2022). "¡Fuerza y Coraje, "Hueso" querido!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via Twitter.
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