| Gonzalo Escobar | |
| Full Name: | Gonzalo Daniel Escobar |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Alejandro Korn, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.71m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Santos (on loan from Fortaleza) |
| Clubnumber: | 31 |
| Youthclubs1: | El Rosedal |
| Youthclubs2: | SF Castelli |
| Youthyears3: | 2003–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Banfield |
| Youthyears4: | 2012–2016 |
| Youthclubs4: | Temperley |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Temperley |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Colón |
| Caps2: | 62 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Ibiza |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Fortaleza |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:38, 23 July 2024 (UTC) |
Gonzalo Daniel Escobar (born 16 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian club Santos, on loan from Fortaleza.
Born in Alejandro Korn, Buenos Aires Province,[1] Escobar was raised in the El Rosedal neighborhood,[2] playing for local sides CDyS El Rosedal and SF JA Castelli before joining the youth sides of Banfield.[1] In 2012, he moved to the youth setup of Temperley.
Escobar made his professional – and Primera División – debut on 15 May 2016, starting in a 2–0 home win over Newell's Old Boys.[3] He became a first-choice in the 2016–17 season, as the club again narrowly avoided relegation.
On 24 January 2018, Escobar signed a contract with Colón also in the top tier,[4] as the club bought 65% of his economic rights for a fee of 10 million pesos (roughly US$ 500,000).[5] He was mainly a first-choice ahead of Alex Vigo during his spell, with the club unsuccessfully attempting to renew his contract in 2020.[6]
On 24 August 2021, Escobar joined newly promoted Segunda División side UD Ibiza on a two-year deal.[7] He scored his first professional goal the following 22 January, netting his side's third in a 5–0 away routing of Málaga CF.[8]
Escobar left Ibiza in June 2023, after the club's relegation.[9]
On 3 July 2023, Escobar was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Fortaleza on a deal until December 2024.[10] He made his debut for the club on 5 August, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Goiás, but spent the year as a backup to Bruno Pacheco.
In February 2024, Escobar was one of the players injured after supporters of Sport Recife threw rocks and bombs at Fortaleza's bus after a match between both clubs.[11] He suffered traumatic brain injury, and returned to action in the following month.[12]
On 19 April 2024, Santos announced the signing of Escobar on loan until the end of the year, with a subsequent permanent two-year contract already agreed.[13] He made his debut for the club seven days later, starting in a 2–0 Série B away win over Avaí.
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | State league | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Temperley | 2016 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||||||
| Colón | 2017–18 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 0 | |||||
| Ibiza | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||||
| Fortaleza | 2023 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Santos | 2024 | Série B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 173 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 207 | 1 | |||