Antón Escobar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antón Escobar Tapias | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigrán, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Val Miñor | |||
| 2013–2015 | Celta | ||
| 2015–2017 | Val Miñor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Choco | 32 | (10) |
| 2018–2021 | Polvorín | 67 | (33) |
| 2019–2021 | Lugo | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Coruxo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bergantiños | 33 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Arenteiro | 33 | (14) |
| 2023–2024 | Real Unión | 37 | (12) |
| 2024–2025 | Cultural Leonesa | 35 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 | |||
Antón Escobar Tapias (born 16 June 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
Club career
Born in Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia, Escobar finished his formation with ED Val Miñor. On 9 August 2017, after spending the pre-season with Segunda División B side Coruxo FC, he signed for CD Choco in Tercera División.[2]
Escobar made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Cultural Areas.[3] He scored his first goals on 12 October, netting a brace in a 2–2 draw at SD Negreira, and finished the season with ten goals.
On 19 July 2018, Escobar joined CD Lugo on a two-year deal, being initially assigned to the farm team in the fourth division.[4] He made his first team debut on 29 September of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Christian Herrera in a 1–4 home loss against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División championship.[5]
On 30 January 2020, Escobar was loaned to Segunda División B side Coruxo FC for the remainder of the campaign.[6] After leaving Lugo in 2021, he played for Segunda Federación sides Bergantiños FC and CD Arenteiro, achieving promotion with the latter.
On 10 July 2023, Escobar signed for Real Unión in Primera Federación.[7] On 10 June of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on a one-year deal.[8]
References
- ^ Antón Escobar at Soccerway
- ^ "Antón Escobar, nuevo jugador del Choco" [Antón Escobar, new player of Choco] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "El debutante que recuperó la confianza para liderar el ataque de su equipo" [The debutant who recovered confidence to lead the attack of his team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Alvaro Fernández "Varo" y Antón Escobar refuerzan al filial albivermello" [Alvaro Fernández "Varo" and Antón Escobar bolster the red-and-white reserves] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Un inspirado Tenerife asalta el Anxo Carro con ayuda del VAR" [An inspired Tenerife take over Anxo Carro with the help of the VAR] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Escobar, al Coruxo FC hasta junio" [Escobar, to Coruxo FC until June] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Antón Escobar, Real Uniónera" [Antón Escobar, to Real Unión] (in Basque). Real Unión. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "La Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa se refuerza con Antón Escobar" [Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa are bolstered with Antón Escobar] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
External links
- Antón Escobar at BDFutbol
- Antón Escobar at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)