Dylan Escobar
Chilean footballer (born 2000)
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Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez (born 2 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido. He can operate as a right-back or defensive midfielder.
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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) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Coquimbo Unido | 74 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 March 2025 | |||
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 6 July 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 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 17 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Coquimbo Unido
