Mateo Martín Escobar (born 7 November 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Martín Escobar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Zárate, Argentina[2] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensores Unidos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Defensores Unidos | 152 | (25) |
| 2020–2022 | Almirante Brown | 30 | (5) |
| 2023 | Guanacasteca | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:32, 18 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEscobar started his career in the ranks of Defensores Unidos.[4] After appearing for his senior debut in 2016 in Primera C Metropolitana, the forward went on to score fourteen goals in fifty-seven appearances in all competitions across two seasons as they gained promotion to Primera B Metropolitana in 2017–18.[4][5][6] He made his bow in the second tier on 16 September 2018 during a defeat to Fénix.[3] His first goals at that level came in March 2019 against Almirante Brown and Colegiales.[3][7][8] He scored three more goals across the next twelve months, prior to departing to join the aforementioned Almirante Brown in September 2020.[2][9][10]
In January 2023, Escobar signed for Liga FPD club Guanacasteca.[11]
Personal life
editAt a young age, Escobar regularly took part in athletics; including the 100m, winning races at the Buenos Aires Games and training at CeNARD.[2] He decided to focus on football after leaving school.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensores Unidos | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | ||||
| Almirante Brown | 2020–21 | Primera B Metropolitana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | ||||
Honours
edit- Primera B Metropolitana: 2020
- Primera C Metropolitana: 2017–18
References
edit- ^ a b "Mateo Escobar". World Football. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Mateo Escobar, un refuerzo con pasado de velocista: "Llegué a competir en el CeNARD"". El1Digital. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - M. Escobar". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ficha Estadistica de MATEO ESCOBAR". BDFA. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Mateo Escobar: "El primer objetivo es clasificar a la Copa Argentina"". Área 18. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Un triunfo para el recuerdo". Argentina en Ascenso. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "No para de gritarlo". Mundo Ascenso. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Contrato para Pentimalli y Escobar". Mirá Zárate. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Mateo Escobar puso la firma". Mundo Ascenso. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Mateo Escobar puso el gancho en el Mirasol". Solo Ascenso. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ https://amprensa.com/2023/01/horacio-esquivel-lleva-a-guanacasteca-10-fichajes-en-busca-de-evitar-el-descenso/
- ^ "Defensores Unidos logró el ascenso". AFA. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
External links
edit- Mateo Escobar at Soccerway