Alexander Escobar Rosales (born April 4, 1984) is a

Salvadoran Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvad ...

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Club career

He played in the C.D. San Francisco Junior youth teams and has played all of his professional career at

A.D. Isidro Metapán Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran sports club based in Metapán, Santa Ana, El Salvador. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Primera División, the ...

, since making his debut in 2001.

International career

Nicknamed ''la Rastra'', Escobar made his debut for El Salvador in a January 2003

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against Guatemala and has, as of December 2010, earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2003 and

2009 UNCAF Nations Cup The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football (soccer) tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Th ...

s as well as at the 2007 and

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* 1984 births Living people People from Santa Ana Department Men's association football central defenders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub