| Gabriel Escobar | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Ricardo Escobar Flores |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 2000 |
| Birth Place: | San Miguel, El Salvador |
| Height: | 1.75m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | TSS FC Rovers |
| Youthclubs2: | Cliff Avenue United |
| Youthclubs3: | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | TSS FC Rovers |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | HFX Wanderers FC |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | TSS FC Rovers |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 14, 2024 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | El Salvador U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Gabriel Ricardo Escobar Flores (born 4 April 2000) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays for TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia.
Born in San Miguel, El Salvador,[1] Escobar moved to Vancouver, Canada, at age six.[2] He began playing football with TSS FC Rovers immediately upon arrival in Canada, later joining Cliff Avenue United[3] and the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[4]
He played at the amateur adult level with FC Tigers Vancouver.[5]
In 2022, he joined TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia,[6] being named to the L1BC Team of the Week five times and helping the Rovers win the championship final,[7] where he scored the winning penalty kick in their shootout victory over Varsity FC.
In August 2022, he signed a contract for the remainder of the 2022 season, with club options for 2023 and 2024, with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.[8] [9] He made five straight appearances for the club, before suffering a season-ending foot injury in a match against York United FC.[10]
In 2023, after having his option declined by the Wanderers, he returned to the TSS FC Rovers for the 2023 season.
In 2014, he was called up by the Canada under-15 team to take part in a training camp. In 2016, he played for the Canada under-17 team in two friendly matches against the United States[11] and was later called-up for matches against Panama and Jamaica.[12] He was nominated for 2016 Canadian U17 Player of the Year, finishing in the top three in voting behind winner Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David.[13] [14]
In 2018, he was called up to the El Salvador under-20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, playing in three matches and cap-tying him to El Salvador.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| TSS FC Rovers | 2022 | League1 British Columbia | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1+ | 0 | |||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| TSS FC Rovers | 2023 | League1 British Columbia | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 21+ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26+ | 0 | |||