Pablo Andrés Escobar Valencia (born February 12, 1987) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Real Cartagena.

Career

Escobar began his career in his native Colombia with Deportes Quindío, and made 67 appearances for the team in the Colombian

Categoría Primera A The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...

before moving to

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...

in 2009. He joined the

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in January 2010.Escobar Joins Kansas City
/ref> However, he was released by the Wizards on July 2, 2010 to make way for the signing of

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from

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...

References

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Entrevista en Futbolred.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Pablo 1987 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Deportes Quindío footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Atlético Huila footballers Sporting Kansas City players Plaza Colonia players Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Patriotas Boyacá footballers Jaguares de Córdoba footballers Real Cartagena footballers Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Major League Soccer players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football defenders Footballers from Valle del Cauca Department