José Escalante

José Alberto Escalante Rápalo (born 29 May 1995) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Cavalry FC.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Escalante and the second or maternal family name is Rápalo.

José Escalante
Personal information
Full name José Alberto Escalante Rápalo
Date of birth (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 11
Youth career
Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Olimpia 20 (1)
2014 → Honduras Progreso (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → RGVFC Toros (loan) 16 (3)
2016–2017 → Houston Dynamo (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → RGVFC Toros (loan) 21 (4)
2018 → San Antonio FC (loan) 21 (1)
2019 Juticalpa 11 (0)
2019– Cavalry FC 22 (4)
National team‡
2010–2011 Honduras U17 5 (0)
2013–2015 Honduras U20 10 (0)
2014 Honduras U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 April 2019

Club career

Olimpia

Escalante began his career with Olimpia, spending time on loan with Honduran side Honduras Progreso in 2014 and American United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in 2016.[1][2] On 3 August 2016, Escalante joined Houston Dynamo on loan from Rio Grande Valley until the end of the 2016 season,[3] returning to the Dynamo on 20 January 2017 on a 12-month loan deal from Olympia.[4]

Juticalpa

On 7 January 2019, Escalante returned to Honduras and signed with Juticalpa.[5] That year, he made eleven appearances in the Clausura.[2]

Cavalry FC

On 10 April 2019, Escalante signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[6] That season, he made 22 league appearances, scoring four goals, made six appearances in the Canadian Championship and played in both legs of the Canadian Premier League Finals.[2]

On 12 February 2020, Escalante re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season.[7]

International career

Escalante first played for the Honduran U-17 team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, making five appearances in the tournament, including three starts.[2]

Escalante first played for the Honduran U-20 team at the 2013 Central American Games.[2] The following year, he was called up for the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, an U-21 tournament.[2] He subsequently received another call-up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he made three appearances and helped Honduras qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2] At the U-20 World Cup, Escalante started in all three games for Honduras.[2]

References
  1. "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign six players | Houston Dynamo".
  2. "José Escalante". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. "Houston Dynamo acquire Honduran midfielder José Escalante on loan". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. "José Escalante returns to Houston Dynamo on loan from CD Olimpia". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. "El futuro de José Escalante estaría en Olimpia o Juticalpa" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "Central American Flair for Cavalry FC". Cavalry FC. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "Escalante, Mavila return to Cavalry FC for 2020". Canadian Premier League. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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