Dylan Escobar
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Escobar with Coquimbo Unido in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Huasco, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Universidad Católica (on loan from Coquimbo Unido) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Coquimbo Unido | 74 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2025 | |||
Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez (born 2 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica on loan from Coquimbo Unido. He can operate as a right-back or defensive midfielder.
Club career
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]
Escobar joined on loan to Universidad Católica for the 2025 season with an option to buy.[5]
International career
Escobar received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025.[6] He made his debut by replacing Fabián Hormazábal in the second half of the match.[7]
Personal life
Escobar is nicknamed Hueso (Bone).[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coquimbo Unido | 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Universidad Católica (loan) | 2025 | Chilean Primera División | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 77 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 17 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Presentamos el espacio "Deportistas Huasquinos" Municipalidad de Huasco on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ "COQUIMBO SE REFUERZA CON SANGRE PIRATA". www.coquimbounido.cl (in Spanish). Coquimbo Unido. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "O'Higgins vs. Coquimbo Unido - Resumen de Juego - 1 abril, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ @coquimbounido (1 April 2022). "90+3' Debut de Dylan Escobar que ingresa por Víctor González" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Del Huasco a La Franja: El camino de Dylan Escobar, la sorpresiva incorporación de la UC". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Bastidas, Juan Miguel (6 February 2025). "Tras las altas y las bajas: Así queda la nómina de Chile para enfrentar a Panamá". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Dylan Escobar responde a las críticas por su llamado a La Roja". OneFootball (in Spanish). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ @coquimbounido (27 January 2022). "¡Fuerza y Coraje, "Hueso" querido!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
- Dylan Escobar at WorldFootball.net
- Dylan Escobar at Soccerway
- Dylan Escobar at BDFA (in Spanish)