Sílvio Escobar Benitez (born 18 July 1986) is a Paraguayan-born

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n professional

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who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club

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Club career

Persepam Madura United

In January 2014, he made his debut with

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against Arema and he scored one goal although the final result Persepam lost 1-3.

Perseru Serui

In March 2017, Escobar signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Perseru Serui. He made his debut on 20 April 2017 in a match against Bhayangkara. On 25 April 2017, Escobar scored his first goal for Perseru against Persiba Balikpapan in the 22nd minute at the

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Persija Jakarta

He was signed for

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to play in Liga 1 in the 2019 season.

PSIS Semarang (loan)

He was signed for

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to play in the Liga 1 in the 2019 season, on loan from

. Escobar made his debut on 16 May 2019 in a match against Kalteng Putra. On 26 June 2019, Escobar scored his first goal for PSIS against Badak Lampung in the 3rd minute at the Sumpah Pemuda Stadium,

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. He made 15 league appearances and scored 2 goals for PSIS Semarang.

TIRA-Persikabo

In January 2020, Escobar signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club

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. He made his debut on 2 March 2020 in a match against Arema. On 15 March 2020, Escobar scored his first goal for TIRA-Persikabo against

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in the 83rd minute at the

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, Bogor.

PSMS Medan (loan)

He was signed for

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to play in the Liga 2 in the 2020 season, on loan from

. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the

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. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.

Madura United

In 2021, Escobar signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club

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. He made his league debut on 3 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973 at the Indomilk Arena,

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Personal life

Escobar Converted to Islam on 2015. He is married to Indonesian Women, Merry Marsita on 2016. Foreigners who are legally married to

n Citizens is one of criteria that fulfilled by Escobar to become Indonesian Citizen on 2018.

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Silvio Escobar
at Liga Indonesia 1986 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Converts to Islam Indonesian men's footballers Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Club Atlético Douglas Haig players Club Sportivo San Lorenzo footballers Club Atlético Tembetary players Persepam Madura Utama players PSM Makassar players Bali United F.C. players Perseru Serui players Persija Jakarta players PSIS Semarang players Persikabo 1973 players PSMS Medan players Persiraja Banda Aceh players Madura United F.C. players Semen Padang F.C. players Persela Lamongan players Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Paraguayan emigrants to Indonesia {{Indonesia-footy-forward-stub