Carlos Escobar (footballer, born 1989)
Chilean footballer
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Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz (born 24 December 1989; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos eskoˈβaɾ]), is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Deportes Concepción.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Coquimbo, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Concepción | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Coquimbo Unido | 58 | (16) |
| 2007 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | O'Higgins | 40 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | → Cobresal (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | San Luis | 54 | (19) |
| 2017–2018 | Universidad de Concepción | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | → San Luis (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2019 | Cobresal | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Deportes Temuco | 84 | (21) |
| 2023 | Sport Huancayo | 28 | (4) |
| 2024– | Deportes Concepción | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2024 | |||
Club career
Escobar in 2012 signed for O'Higgins from Coquimbo Unido. On 10 December 2013, he won the Apertura 2013–14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 9 of 18 matches.[1]
In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.[2]
He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]
He signed with Sport Huancayo for the 2023 season.[4]
In 2024, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional.[5]
International career
He was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Coquimbo Unido, Nicolás Ortiz and Carlos Ross.[6][7]
Personal life
He is the cousin of the brothers Luciano and Darwin Araya Escobar, both footballers from the Coquimbo Unido youth system.[citation needed]
Honours
O'Higgins
Cobresal
- Chilean Primera División: 2015 Clausura
Individual
- Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014