Mateo Martín Escobar (born 7 November 1995) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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for
Asociacion Deportiva Guanacasteca.
Career
Escobar started his career in the ranks of
Defensores Unidos
Club Atlético Defensores Unidos (simply known as Defensores Unidos) is an Argentine football club from the Villa Fox district of Zárate, Buenos Aires
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.
After appearing for his senior debut in 2016 in
Primera C Metropolitana
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, the forward went on to score fourteen goals in fifty-seven appearances in all competitions across two seasons as they gained promotion to
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...
in 2017–18.
He made his bow in the
second tier on 16 September 2018 during a defeat to
Fénix.
His first goals at that level came in March 2019 against
Almirante Brown and
Colegiales
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.
He scored three more goals across the next twelve months, prior to departing to join the aforementioned Almirante Brown in September 2020.
Personal life
At a young age, Escobar regularly took part in
athletics
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; including the 100m, winning races at the Buenos Aires Games and training at
CeNARD.
He decided to focus on football after leaving school.
Career statistics
.
Honours
;Almirante Brown
;
;Defensores Unidos
*Primera B Metropolitana: 2020
*
Primera C Metropolitana
The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Gr ...
: 2017–18
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Mateo
1995 births
Living people
People from Zárate, Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Primera C Metropolitana players
Primera B Metropolitana players
Defensores Unidos footballers
Club Almirante Brown footballers
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province