Rolando Escobar
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | Atlético Nacional | 66 | (14) |
2004–2006 | Municipal Chorrillo | 55 | (11) |
2006–2007 | Tauro | 40 | (8) |
2007–2008 | Deportivo Táchira | 29 | (5) |
2008–2009 | Caracas | 33 | (2) |
2009 | San Francisco | 15 | (3) |
2010 | Deportivo Lara | 16 | (2) |
2011 | Sporting San Miguelito | 10 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 104 | (31) |
2015 | FC Dallas | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2003– | Panama | 40 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:21, 22 September 2015 (UTC). |
Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista (born 24 October 1981) is a football midfielder who most recently played for Major League Soccer team FC Dallas.
Club career
A much-travelled midfielder, he has played for several teams in his native Panama as well for 4 different clubs in Venezuela. He won a league title with Deportivo Táchira,[1] then moved to Caracas[2] and played for Deportivo Lara and Deportivo Anzoátegui.[3]
In May 2015, Escobar joined compatriot Blas Pérez at Major League Soccer outfit FC Dallas.[4] Escobar was released in January 2016.[5]
International career
Escobar made his debut for Panama in an August 2003 friendly match against Bolivia and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2007,[7] 2009[8] and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | September 12, 2007 | Estadio Olímpico José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | Venezuela | Friendly |
Honors
Club
References
- ↑ Escobar se corona con el Táchira - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Escobar se incorpora al Caracas FC - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Rolando Escobar renueva con el Anzoátegui por un año más - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Rolando Escobar ficha con el FC Dallas - La Estrella (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.fcdallas.com/post/2016/01/22/fc-dallas-waives-midfielders-rolando-escobar-and-ezequiel-cirigliano
- ↑ Rolando Escobar – FIFA competition record
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Player profile on possofutbol.com
- Rolando Escobar at National-Football-Teams.com
- http://www.futbolextremo.com/?psearch=rolando+escobar&cate=12
- http://www.futbolextremo.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=49378&highlight=rolando+escobar