Esteban Ezequiel Espíndola López (born 22 March 1992) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Espíndola began his career with

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club River Plate, appearing on the bench twice in the league prior to making his debut in the

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against Estudiantes. In July 2013, Espíndola joined fellow top-flight team Atlético de Rafaela on loan. Over the course of the

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he made just three appearances for Rafaela. 2014 saw him join Primera B Nacional's Nueva Chicago on a permanent deal, however he left less than a year later without making an appearance. In February 2015, Espíndola joined Primera División side

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. After twenty appearances in all competitions in his first three seasons with Belgrano, Espíndola was loaned out to Primera B Nacional team

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in August 2017. His campaign with the club ended with promotion to the top division. Olimpia of the

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in Honduras completed the signing of Espíndola on 18 August 2018. He participated in fourteen fixtures for Olimpia, before terminating his contract in December. In January 2019, Espíndola agreed to sign for

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in Argentina's Torneo Federal A. He suffered relegation with them. Espíndola then went back to Honduras with Marathón. On 11 August 2019, Espíndola scored the first goal of his senior career during a 1–1 draw with former club Olimpia. After further strikes against

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and

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, Espíndola switched Honduras for Costa Rica on 9 July 2020 by agreeing terms with

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. He signed a one-year contract and received the shirt number five.

International career

Espíndola has represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level, making three appearances for the latter at the

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in Nigeria. He scored in the aforementioned tournament, converting a penalty in a group stage match against Germany.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;River Plate *

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;Saprissa * Liga FPD: Clausura 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Espíndola, Esteban 1992 births Living people Footballers from San Martín, Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Torneo Federal A players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers C.D. Olimpia players Racing de Córdoba footballers C.D. Marathón players Deportivo Saprissa players