Dylan Escobar

{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 2000)}} {{family name hatnote|Escobar|Álvarez|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dylan Escobar | image = Dylan Escobar Universidad Católica v Coquimbo Unido 20230723 01.jpg | caption = Escobar with Coquimbo Unido in 2023 | fullname = Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|12|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Huasco, Chile | height = 1.83 m | position = Right-back<br>Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Coquimbo Unido | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = 2019–2021 | youthclubs1 = Coquimbo Unido | years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Coquimbo Unido | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025 | clubs2 = → Universidad Católica (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Chile | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 18 December 2025 | ntupdate = 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 Coquimbo Unido. He can operate as a right-back or defensive midfielder.

==Club career== Born in Huasco, Chile,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1419963031738992 Presentamos el espacio "Deportistas Huasquinos"] Municipalidad de Huasco on Facebook {{inlang|es}}</ref> Escobar came to Coquimbo Unido youth system in 2019 and signed his first professional contract in January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=COQUIMBO SE REFUERZA CON SANGRE PIRATA |url=http://www.coquimbounido.cl/noticia/620/coquimbo-se-refuerza-con-sangre-pirata |website=www.coquimbounido.cl |publisher=Coquimbo Unido |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=es |date=27 January 2022}}</ref> He made his professional debut in the 2–1 loss against O'Higgins on 1 April 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=O'Higgins vs. Coquimbo Unido - Resumen de Juego - 1 abril, 2022 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.cl/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/629404 |website=ESPN.cl |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=es |date=1 April 2022}}</ref> by replacing Víctor González at the minute 93.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=coquimbounido |number=1510064779527819275 |title=90+3' Debut de Dylan Escobar que ingresa por Víctor González |date=1 April 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=es}}</ref>

Escobar joined on loan to Universidad Católica for the 2025 season with an option to buy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Del Huasco a La Franja: El camino de Dylan Escobar, la sorpresiva incorporación de la UC |url=https://www.chilevision.cl/chv-deportes/futbol-chileno/dylan-escobar-refuerzo-de-la-uc-recorrido-de-el-huasco-a-los-cruzados |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=www.chilevision.cl |date=13 December 2024 |language=es}}</ref>

==International career== Escobar received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bastidas |first1=Juan Miguel |title=Tras las altas y las bajas: Así queda la nómina de Chile para enfrentar a Panamá |url=https://tntsports.cl/laroja/Nomina-de-la-Seleccion-Chilena-amistoso-Panama-asi-queda-con-las-altas-y-bajas-por-lesion-20250206-0012.html |access-date=17 March 2025 |work=TNT Sports Chile |date=6 February 2025 |language=es}}</ref> He made his debut by replacing Fabián Hormazábal in the second half of the match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dylan Escobar responde a las críticas por su llamado a La Roja |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/dylan-escobar-responde-a-las-criticas-por-su-llamado-a-la-roja-40835303 |website=OneFootball |access-date=17 March 2025 |language=es |date=17 March 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life== Escobar is nicknamed ''Hueso'' (Bone).<ref>{{cite tweet |user=coquimbounido |number=1486752920708206592| title=¡Fuerza y Coraje, "Hueso" querido! |date=27 January 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=es}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|6 July 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Coquimbo Unido |2022 |rowspan="3"|Chilean Primera División |19||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- |2023 |27||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |2024 |28||0||5||0||7||0||40||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !74!!0!!9!!0!!7!!0!!90!!0 |- |Universidad Católica (loan) |2025 |Chilean Primera División |4||0||4||0||1||0||9||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !78!!0!!13!!0!!8!!0!!99!!0 |}

===International=== {{updated|match played 17 March 2025}}

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |Chile |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!0 |}

==Honours== '''Coquimbo Unido''' * Supercopa de Chile: 2026

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|dylan-escobar}} * {{Soccerway|dylan-alejandro-escobar-alvarez/614480}} * {{BDFA|DYLAN-ALEJANDRO-ESCOBAR-138244}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Dylan}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:People from Huasco Province Category:Footballers from Atacama Region Category:Chilean men's footballers Category:Chile men's international footballers Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Coquimbo Unido footballers Category:Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Men's association football midfielders