Simón Escobar
Argentine footballer (born 2009)
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Simón Valentín Escobar (born 17 July 2009) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Vélez.
Full name
Simón Valentín Escobar
Date of birth
17 July 2009
Place of birth
Merlo, Argentina
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simón Valentín Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Merlo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vélez | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Vélez | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Argentina U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2025– | Argentina U17 | 10 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 April 2026 | |||
Early life
Club career
As a youth player, Escobar the youth academy of Vélez. Ahead of the 2026 season, he was promoted to the club's senior team.[2]
International career
Escobar is an Argentina youth international. During the autumn of 2025, he played for the Argentina national under-17 football team at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3]