Fidel Escobar

Fidel Escobar
Escobar lining up for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Fidel Escobar Mendieta
Date of birth (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
(on loan from Sporting San Miguelito)
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 San Francisco 16 (1)
2014– Sporting San Miguelito 65 (6)
2016–2017 → Sporting B (loan) 14 (0)
2017– → New York Red Bulls (loan) 8 (0)
2017- → New York Red Bulls II (loan) 5 (1)
National team‡
2015 Panama U20 7 (3)
2015– Panama 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:19, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2018

Fidel Escobar Mendieta (born 9 January 1995) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls on loan from Sporting San Miguelito.

Club career

San Francisco

Born in Panama City, Escobar graduated from San Francisco's youth setup, and made his senior debut during the 2012–13 campaign, aged only 18. During the next season he established himself as a first team regular making 14 starts and scoring one goal. On 26 October 2013, Escobar scored his first goal for Los Monjes in a 2–0 victory over Chorrillo.[2]

Sporting San Miguelito

After impressing with San Francisco, Escobar was signed by Sporting San Miguelito for the 2014 Clausura season. He made 14 appearances scoring one goal in his first season at the club. On 16 March 2014, Escobar scored his first goal with San Miguelito in a 2–2 draw with Alianza.[3] In his two and a half seasons with the club Escobar made 65 league appearances scoring six goals.

Sporting B

As a result of his impressive play with his club and at the Under-20 World Cup Escobar received the attention of European clubs. During July 2016, Escobar was sent on loan with an option to buy to Sporting Clube de Portugal's reserve side Sporting B.[4] Escobar made his debut for Sporting B on 6 August 2016 playing the entire match in a 1–2 loss to Portimonense S.C..[5] In January 2017, Escobar attempted to terminate his contract with Sporting in search of other opportunities and was threatened with legal action by the Portuguese side.[6] Escobar eventually apologized to the club and was reinstated for the second half of the season. He made his return to the side on 15 April 2017, starting in a 2–0 victory over União da Madeira.[7]

New York Red Bulls

On 27 July 2017 it was announced that Escobar was joining New York Red Bulls on an 18-month loan.[8] For his play on 10 March 2018, in which he helped lead New York to a 4–0 victory over Portland Timbers in the teams first league match of the season, Escobar was named to the Starting XI for Major League Soccer's Team of the Week.[9]

Escobar was loaned to affiliate side New York Red Bulls II of the United Soccer League for the match against Tampa Bay Rowdies on 14 April 2018. He opened the scoring for New York in the 5–0 victory.[10]

International career

Escobar played at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[11] He made his debut in the competition on 30 May 2015 scoring an 84th-minute equalizer in a 2–2 draw against heavily favored side Argentina.[12]

Escobar made his senior debut for Panama in a February 2015 friendly match against the United States.

In May 2018 he was named in Panama’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and played all three matches in an eventual group-stage exit.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2018[14]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Francisco 2012–13 LPF 2000000020
2013–14 141000000141
Total 161000000161
San Miguelito 2013–14 LPF 141000000141
2014–15 252000000252
2015–16 263000000263
Total 656000000656
Sporting B (loan) 2016-17 LigaPro 140000000140
New York Red Bulls (loan) 2017 MLS 6000100070
2018 2000000020
Total 8000100090
New York Red Bulls II (loan) 2017 USL 1000000010
2018 4100000041
Total 5100000051
Career total 10880010001098

International

As of 18 July 2018[15]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
201520
201671
2017100
201860
Total251

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[16]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2016Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Panama U20

Runners-up

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 8 July 2018. p. 20.
  2. ↑ "Chepo y San Francisco creen en las semifinales". lpf.com.pa. Retrieved 27 October 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Chorrillo es líder tras 11 jornadas completas". lpf.com.pa. Retrieved 14 March 2014. (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Sporting: Fidel Escobar está a caminho de Lisboa". maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 5 July 2016. (in Portuguese)
  5. ↑ "SPORTING B-PORTIMONENSE, 1-2: PIRES BISA NA REVIRAVOLTA ALGARVIA". record.pt. Retrieved 6 August 2016. (in Portuguese)
  6. ↑ "Sporting: Fidel no quiere volver a Lisboa". futbolcentroamerica.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017. (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "SPORTING B-UNIÃO DA MADEIRA, 2-0: LEÕES REGRESSAM ÀS VITÓRIAS". record.pt. Retrieved 15 April 2017. (in Portuguese)
  8. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Add Panama International Fidel Escobar on Loan". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Fidel Escobar in Starting XI for Team of the Week presented by Audi". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Red Bulls II Romp Past Rowdies". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Fidel Escobar – FIFA competition record (archive)
  12. ↑ "Argentina empató con Panamá en el debut del Mundial Sub-20". lanacion.com.ar. Retrieved 30 May 2015. (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "F. Escobar". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Fidel Escobar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "F. Escobar". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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