Israel Escalante
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Israel Enoc Escalante | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Vista Linda, Argentina[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Boca Unidos (on loan from Boca Juniors) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Boca Juniors | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Independiente Medellín (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Boca Unidos (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||
Israel Enoc Escalante (born 9 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Boca Unidos on loan from Boca Juniors.
Escalante joined Boca Juniors in 2014.[1][4] He spent six years progressing through their ranks, before departing on loan in July 2020 to Categoría Primera A side Independiente Medellín.[5][6][7][8] He made his senior debut under manager Aldo Bobadilla on 16 September, featuring for fifty-five minutes of a Copa Libertadores group stage defeat to Caracas; he came off the bench to replace Andrés Rodríguez in the first half.[9] His first league match arrived days later versus Alianza Petrolera, which was followed by an appearance against parent club Boca in the Libertadores; he left at half time of a narrow loss.[9]
Escalante scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2020 in a league win for Independiente Medellín over Cúcuta Deportivo, which was followed by another on 25 October at home to Deportivo Cali.[9][10]