Alexander Escobar

For the Colombian footballer, see Alexander Escobar Gañán.
Alexander Escobar
Personal information
Full name Alexander Escobar Rosales
Date of birth (1984-04-04) April 4, 1984
Place of birth Metapán, El Salvador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1999–2000 C.D. San Francisco Junior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2012 A.D. Isidro Metapán 318 (31)
2013 Alianza F.C. 2 (0)
National team‡
1998–2000 El Salvador U17
2000–2002 El Salvador U20
2002–2011 El Salvador 34 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 3, 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Rosales.

Alexander Escobar Rosales (born April 4, 1984 in Metapán, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer.

Club career

He played in the C.D. San Francisco Junior youth teams and has played all of his professional career at A.D. Isidro Metapán,[1] since making his debut in 2001.

International career

Nicknamed la Rastra, Escobar made his debut for El Salvador in a January 2003 friendly match against Guatemala and has, as of December 2010, earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2003[3] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[4] as well as at the 2007[5] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Alexander Escobar – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - RSSSF
  4. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  5. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF

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