Miguel Escobar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Alejandro Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Moreno, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GV San José | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Los Polleros | ||
| 2009–2014 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Banfield | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Defensores (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2017 | Senglea Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Magallanes | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | JJ Urquiza | 21 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Sportivo Belgrano | 12 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Los Andes | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | General Caballero JLM | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Santos Nasca | 17 | (1) |
| 2025 | Oruro Royal | ||
| 2025– | GV San José | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025 | |||
Miguel Alejandro Escobar (born 24 August 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for GV San José.[2]
After youth spells with Los Polleros and Banfield, Escobar started his pro career in Argentina with the latter.[3] He first appeared on the club's substitutes bench for an Argentine Primera División draw with Atlético de Rafaela in October 2014.[2] He made his professional debut on 16 February 2016 in a league match versus Quilmes, with his only other appearance in 2016 coming against Godoy Cruz just over a week later.[2][4] In July 2016, Escobar joined Defensores de Belgrano of Primera B Metropolitana on loan.[2][5] He scored two goals in twenty-one games.[2]
August 2017 saw Escobar join Maltese Premier League side Senglea Athletic.[2][6] His first appearance for Senglea came in a 0–1 defeat to Valletta on 25 August.[2] In total, he played five times for Senglea.[2] In January 2018, Escobar signed for Primera B de Chile team Magallanes.[7] He netted his first Magallanes goal during a Copa Chile match with Tomás Greig FC in May.[2] A move to JJ Urquiza was completed in the following August.[2] After spending the 2019–20 campaign with Sportivo Belgrano, Escobar headed to Los Andes in October 2020.[8]