Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz (born 24 December 1989), known as Carlos Escobar (), is a Chilean

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that currently plays for

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club

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as a striker.

Club career

O'Higgins

Escobar in 2012 signed for O'Higgins from

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. On 10 December 2013, he won the Apertura 2013–14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 9 of 18 matches. In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against

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. He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali,

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and

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, being third and being eliminated in the group stage.

Sport Huancayo

He signed with

for the 2023 season.

International career

He was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in

, Nicolás Ortiz and Carlos Ross.

Personal life

He is the cousin of the brothers Luciano and Darwin Araya Escobar, both footballers from the

youth system.

Honours

Club

;O'Higgins *

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(1): 2013 Apertura * Supercopa de Chile (1): 2014 ;Cobresal *

(1): 2015 Clausura

Individual

;O'Higgins *Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References

External links

Carlos Escobar
at Football-Lineups * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Carlos 1989 births Living people People from Coquimbo Footballers from Coquimbo Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Coquimbo Unido footballers Deportes Temuco footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Peruvian Primera División players Sport Huancayo footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Men's association football forwards