Gonzalo Escobar (footballer)
Argentine footballer
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Gonzalo Daniel Escobar (born 16 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian club Santos.
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Escobar in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Daniel Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Alejandro Korn, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Rosedal | |||
| SF Castelli | |||
| 2003–2012 | Banfield | ||
| 2012–2016 | Temperley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Temperley | 39 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Colón | 62 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Ibiza | 44 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Fortaleza | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Santos (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2025– | Santos | 62 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:07, 3 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Alejandro Korn, Buenos Aires Province,[2] Escobar was raised in the El Rosedal neighborhood,[3] playing for local sides CDyS El Rosedal and SF JA Castelli before joining the youth sides of Banfield.[2] In 2012, he moved to the youth setup of Temperley.
Temperley
Escobar made his professional – and Primera División – debut on 15 May 2016, starting in a 2–0 home win over Newell's Old Boys.[4] He became a first-choice in the 2016–17 season, as the club again narrowly avoided relegation.
Colón
On 24 January 2018, Escobar signed a contract with Colón also in the top tier,[5] as the club bought 65% of his economic rights for a fee of 10 million pesos (roughly US$ 500,000).[6] He was mainly a first-choice ahead of Alex Vigo during his spell, with the club unsuccessfully attempting to renew his contract in 2020.[7]
Ibiza
On 24 August 2021, Escobar joined newly promoted Segunda División side UD Ibiza on a two-year deal.[8] He scored his first professional goal the following 22 January, netting his side's third in a 5–0 away routing of Málaga CF.[9]
Escobar left Ibiza in June 2023, after the club's relegation.[10]
Fortaleza
On 3 July 2023, Escobar was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Fortaleza on a deal until December 2024.[11] He made his debut for the club on 5 August, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Goiás, but spent the year as a backup to Bruno Pacheco.
In February 2024, Escobar was one of the players injured after supporters of Sport Recife threw rocks and bombs at Fortaleza's bus after a match between both clubs.[12] He suffered traumatic brain injury, and returned to action in the following month.[13]
Santos
On 19 April 2024, Santos announced the signing of Escobar on loan until the end of the year, with a subsequent permanent two-year contract already agreed.[14] He made his debut for the club seven days later, starting in a 2–0 Série B away win over Avaí.
Escobar scored his first goal for Peixe on 21 August 2024, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Guarani.[15] He established himself as a starter as the club returned to the top tier as champions, and had his two-year deal activated in January 2025.
Escobar played his 100th match for Santos on 23 May 2026, in a 3–2 loss at Grêmio.[16] On 31 July, he renewed his contract until the end of 2027.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 5 August 2026.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | State league[c] | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Temperley | 2016 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||||
| Colón | 2017–18 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 0 | ||||
| Ibiza | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | ||||||
| Fortaleza | 2023 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Santos | 2024 | Série B | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | Série A | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | — | 106 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 234 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 297 | 3 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina, Copa del Rey and Copa do Brasil
- Includes Copa de la Superliga
- Includes Campeonato Cearense, Campeonato Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste