| Andrés Escobar | |
| Fullname: | Andrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz |
| Birth Date: | 1991 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Puerto Tejada, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Second striker, winger |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Deportivo Cali |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Deportivo Cali |
| Caps1: | 33 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2011–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Deportivo Cali (loan) |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | → Evian (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | → Evian II (loan) |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | → FC Dallas (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | → Atlético Nacional (loan) |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | → Millonarios (loan) |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2017 |
| Clubs9: | → Vasco da Gama (loan) |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | Estudiantes (LP) |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018 |
| Clubs11: | Deportes Tolima |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2019 |
| Clubs12: | FK Liepāja |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Clubs13: | CSA |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2020 |
| Clubs14: | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| Caps14: | 4 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2021 |
| Clubs15: | Leiknir Reykjavík |
| Caps15: | 18 |
| Goals15: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:20, 3 July 2021 (UTC) |
Andrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz (born 14 May 1991), nicknamed Manga, is a Colombian footballer and convicted rapist[1] who played as a forward, most recently for Leiknir Reykjavík.
Escobar began his career in Categoría Primera A club, Deportivo Cali. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2010, in a 1–0 victory against Envigado, coming on as a 50th-minute substitute for Armando Carrillo. Escobar scored his first ever goal on 8 May, in the 38th minute in a 1–3 win against Deportivo Pereira. That same year he would score 5 goals in 6 matches in the 2010 Copa Colombia. He noticeably scored 2 goals in both legs of the final (1 goal per each match), in which Deportivo Cali defeated Itagüí with a global score of 3–0 therefore claiming the title.
On 28 August 2011, it was announced that Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv purchased Escobar with an agreement of 5 years. Escobar officially debuted for the club on 21 September 2011, for the 2011–12 Ukrainian Cup, in a 3–2 away win against Kremin, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Oleh Husyev.[2] However, it is the only match that Escobar has played so far for the Ukrainian club.
Escobar returned to Deportivo Cali for the 2012 season as a loan spell. Escobar scored 5 goals in 35 matches during the 2012 and 2013 season in Deportivo Cali. He made his way back to Dynamo Kyiv on 30 June 2013.
On 19 July, Escobar would be loaned to Ligue 1 club, Évian, club that would play the 2012–13 season.
On 14 February 2014, Escobar officially signed for Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.[3]
Escobar was called for the Colombia U20 squad for the 2011 South American U-20 Championship. He played 8 of the 9 matches that the team played in the competition and scored 1 goal, in the 37th minute of the 2–1 win against Bolivia U20.
He also was called for the 2011 Toulon Tournament. There he played 4 matches, but did not score any goal. Colombia was the champion of this tournament.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2010 | Deportivo Cali | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| 2011 | 15 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Ukraine | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Dynamo Kyiv | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colombia | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2012 | Deportivo Cali | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2013 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| France | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Évian TG | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Évian TG Reserves | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| USA | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2014 | FC Dallas | Major League Soccer | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Colombia | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2015 | Atlético Nacional | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2016 | Millonarios | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
| Total | Colombia | 113 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 18 | |
| France | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| USA | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 22 | ||
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2011 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | ||
|}
Runner-up (1): 2011–12
In March of 2022, Escobar was convicted of raping a woman he met in Reykjavik. According to the court, Escobar took advantage of the woman's intoxicated state. In September 2022, Escobar received a two-and-a-half-year sentence.[4]