 Escobar with Coquimbo Unido in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Huasco, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Deportes Limache (on loan from Coquimbo Unido) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Coquimbo Unido | 84 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Deportes Limache (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 March 2025 | |||
Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez (born 2 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Deportes Limache on loan from Coquimbo Unido. He can operate as a right-back or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Huasco, Chile,1 Escobar came to Coquimbo Unido youth system in 2019 and signed his first professional contract in January 2022.2 He made his professional debut in the 2–1 loss against O'Higgins on 1 April 2022,3 by replacing Víctor González at the minute 93.4
Escobar joined on loan to Universidad Católica for the 2025 season with an option to buy.5 Back to Coquimbo Unido for the 2026 season, he was sent on loan to Deportes Limache in July 2026.6
International career
Escobar received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025.7 He made his debut by replacing Fabián Hormazábal in the second half of the match.8
Personal life
Escobar is nicknamed Hueso (Bone).9
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coquimbo Unido | 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Universidad Católica (loan) | 2025 | Chilean Primera División | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 17 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Coquimbo Unido
References
References
- Presentamos el espacio "Deportistas Huasquinos" Municipalidad de Huasco on Facebook (in Spanish)
- "COQUIMBO SE REFUERZA CON SANGRE PIRATA". www.coquimbounido.cl (in Spanish). Coquimbo Unido. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "O'Higgins vs. Coquimbo Unido - Resumen de Juego - 1 abril, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- @coquimbounido (1 April 2022). "90+3' Debut de Dylan Escobar que ingresa por Víctor González" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- "Del Huasco a La Franja: El camino de Dylan Escobar, la sorpresiva incorporación de la UC". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- Rojas, Alejandro (15 July 2026). "Coquimbo Unido se mueve en el mercado: Escobar a Limache y Abrigo podría retornar". Mi Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- Bastidas, Juan Miguel (6 February 2025). "Tras las altas y las bajas: Así queda la nómina de Chile para enfrentar a Panamá". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- "Dylan Escobar responde a las críticas por su llamado a La Roja". OneFootball (in Spanish). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- @coquimbounido (27 January 2022). "¡Fuerza y Coraje, "Hueso" querido!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
External links
- Dylan Escobar at WorldFootball.net
- Dylan Escobar at Soccerway
- Dylan Escobar at BDFA (in Spanish)