Fabio Escobar Benítez (born 2 February 1982 in

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...

) is a

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an retired football forward.

Career

Escobar began his career in

Sportivo San Lorenzo Club Sportivo San Lorenzo, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of San Lorenzo, affiliated to the Paraguayan Football Association. The club was founded April 17, 1930 and plays in the Paraguayan División Intermedia after suffering rel ...

before playing for Puerto Montt of

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and Atlético Mexiquense of

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, Macara of

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and Nacional Asunción of Paraguay. He was the top scorer in the 2008 Torneo Apertura.Tabla de goleadores
In 2009, he joined

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its ...

of Argentina, following their relegation from the Primera División he joined

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in 2010. Escobar competed as part of the

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in the 2004 Copa América.

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* * * * 1982 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Club Sportivo San Lorenzo footballers Club Nacional footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Atlético Tucumán footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Atlético Huila footballers Club Deportivo Capiatá players Club Rubio Ñu footballers Sportivo Trinidense footballers Deportivo Santaní players Sportivo Luqueño players Deportivo Toluca F.C. Reserves and Academy footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Footballers from Asunción Men's association football forwards Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia {{Paraguay-footy-forward-stub