Esteban Espíndola

Esteban Ezequiel Espíndola López (born 22 March 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saprissa.[1]

Esteban Espíndola
Espíndola in 2019
Personal information
Full name Esteban Ezequiel Espíndola López
Date of birth (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Saprissa
Number 5
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 River Plate 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Atlético de Rafaela (loan) 3 (0)
2014 Nueva Chicago 0 (0)
2015–2018 Belgrano 17 (0)
2017–2018 → San Martín (loan) 15 (0)
2018 Olimpia 10 (0)
2019 Racing de Córdoba 6 (0)
2019–2020 Marathón 28 (3)
2020– Saprissa 17 (2)
National team
2007 Argentina U15
2009 Argentina U17 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Espíndola began his career with Argentine Primera División club River Plate, appearing on the bench twice in the league prior to making his debut in the 2012–13 Copa Argentina against Estudiantes.[1] In July 2013, Espíndola joined fellow top-flight team Atlético de Rafaela on loan.[3] Over the course of the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División season he made just three appearances for Rafaela.[1] 2014 saw him join Primera B Nacional's Nueva Chicago on a permanent deal, however he left less than a year later without making an appearance.[4] In February 2015, Espíndola joined Primera División side Belgrano.[1][4]

After twenty appearances in all competitions in his first three seasons with Belgrano, Espíndola was loaned out to Primera B Nacional team San Martín in August 2017.[1][5] His campaign with the club ended with promotion to the top division.[1] Olimpia of the Liga Nacional in Honduras completed the signing of Espíndola on 18 August 2018.[1] He participated in fourteen fixtures for Olimpia, before terminating his contract in December.[1][6] In January 2019, Espíndola agreed to sign for Racing de Córdoba in Argentina's Torneo Federal A.[7] He suffered relegation with them.[1] Espíndola then went back to Honduras with Marathón.[8]

On 11 August 2019, Espíndola scored the first goal of his senior career during a 1–1 draw with former club Olimpia.[1] After further strikes against Honduras Progreso and Real Sociedad, Espíndola switched Honduras for Costa Rica on 9 July 2020 by agreeing terms with Saprissa.[1][9][10] He signed a one-year contract and received the shirt number five.[9][10][11]

International career

Espíndola has represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level,[12] making three appearances for the latter at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.[1][13] He scored in the aforementioned tournament, converting a penalty in a group stage match against Germany.[1]

Career statistics
As of 8 February 2021.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2012–13 Primera División 0010—000010
2013–14 0000—000000
Total 0010—000010
Atlético de Rafaela (loan) 2013–14 Primera División 3000——0030
Nueva Chicago 2014 Primera B Nacional 0000——0000
Total 0000——0000
Belgrano 2015 Primera División 4000—000040
2016 2000——0020
2016–17 11030—0000140
2017–18 0000——0000
Total 17030—0000200
San Martín (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 15000——2[lower-alpha 1]0170
Olimpia 2018–19 Liga Nacional 10000——4[lower-alpha 2]0140
Racing de Córdoba 2018–19 Torneo Federal A 60———0060
Marathón 2019–20 Liga Nacional 28300—2[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 2]0323
Saprissa 2020–21 Liga FPD 172——0000172
Career total 95540—20801095
  1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Liga Nacional play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF League

Honours
River Plate[1]

References
  1. "Esteban Espíndola profile". Soccerway. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. "Esteban Espíndola". World Football. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. "Espíndola López debutará en Atlético ante All Boys". Diario Castellanos. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. "Quién es Esteban Espíndola, el jugador que tendrá su oportunidad en Belgrano". Mundod Lavoz. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. "San Martín sumó a Espindola como nuevo refuerzo". La Gaceta. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. "Real España sondea el fichaje del argentino Esteban Espíndola". Diez. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. "Racing presentó a su único refuerzo para la Reválida del Federal A". Mundo D - La Voz. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. "¡OFICIAL! Esteban Espíndola regresa a Honduras y ficha por el Marathón". Diez. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. "Comunicado Oficial: Esteban Espíndola reforzará la defensa de Saprissa". Saprissa. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. "¡Oficial! Esteban Espíndola, formado en River Plate, ficha con Saprissa". La República. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. "Saprissa presenta sus refuerzos y el argentino Esteban Espíndola portará el número 5". Diez. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  12. "Sub 15: Argentina lo dio vuelta ante Paraguay". Clarín. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  13. "Esteban Espíndola". FIFA. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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