Mateo Escobar

Mateo Martín Escobar (born 7 November 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Almirante Brown.[3]

Mateo Escobar
Personal information
Full name Mateo Martín Escobar[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995
Place of birth Zárate, Argentina[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Almirante Brown
Youth career
Defensores Unidos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Defensores Unidos 107 (19)
2020– Almirante Brown 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:53, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Escobar 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]

Personal life

At 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
As of 12 October 2020.[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensores Unidos 2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 31320——00333
2018–19 20210——00212
Total 51530——00545
Almirante Brown 2020–21 Primera B Metropolitana 0000——0000
Career total 51530——00545

    Honours
    Defensores Unidos[4][11]

    References
    1. "Mateo Escobar". World Football. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
    2. "Mateo Escobar, un refuerzo con pasado de velocista: "Llegué a competir en el CeNARD"". El1Digital. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    3. "Argentina - M. Escobar". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
    4. "Ficha Estadistica de MATEO ESCOBAR". BDFA. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
    5. "Mateo Escobar: "El primer objetivo es clasificar a la Copa Argentina"". Área 18. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
    6. "Un triunfo para el recuerdo". Argentina en Ascenso. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
    7. "No para de gritarlo". Mundo Ascenso. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
    8. "Contrato para Pentimalli y Escobar". Mirá Zárate. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
    9. "Mateo Escobar puso la firma". Mundo Ascenso. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    10. "Mateo Escobar puso el gancho en el Mirasol". Solo Ascenso. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    11. "Defensores Unidos logró el ascenso". AFA. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.


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