Ian Escobar

{{Infobox football biography | name = Ian Escobar | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Ian Eduardo Escobar Ibáñez | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Moreno, Argentina | height = 1.73 m | position = Left-back<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|ian-escobar}}</ref> | currentclub = Patronato | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2015–2016 |clubs1 = Chacarita Juniors |caps1 = 30 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2016–2023 |clubs2 = Talleres |caps2 = 26 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019–2020 |clubs3 = → San Martín SJ (loan) |caps3 = 25 |goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2020–2021 |clubs4 = → Godoy Cruz (loan) |caps4 = 23 |goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2022 |clubs5 = → Banfield (loan) |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2023 |clubs6 = → Aldosivi (loan) |caps6 = 43 |goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2024 |clubs7 = San Miguel |caps7 = 23 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2025– |clubs8 = Patronato |caps8 = 10 |goals8 = 0 | club-update = 17:26, 22 June 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}

'''Ian Eduardo Escobar Ibáñez''' (born 29 May 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Patronato.<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{Soccerway|ian-escobar/417090}}</ref>

==Career== Escobar's first club was Chacarita Juniors, he began playing for the Primera B Nacional club's senior team during the 2015 season.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/><ref name="BDFA profile">{{cite news|title=Ian Escobar profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-IAN-EDUARDO-ESCOBAR-104164.html|access-date=12 May 2018|work=BDFA|date=12 May 2018}}</ref> He made his professional debut in August 2015 in a 1–0 loss to Guillermo Brown, which was the first of thirty appearances in two campaigns with Chacarita Juniors.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/><ref name="Chacarita Juniors">{{cite news|title=El gesto de Ian Escobar|url=http://www.chacaritajuniors.com.ar/el-gesto-de-ian-escobar/|access-date=12 May 2018|work=Chacarita Juniors|date=3 August 2016|archive-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513080930/http://www.chacaritajuniors.com.ar/el-gesto-de-ian-escobar/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July 2016, Escobar was signed by newly promoted Argentine Primera División side Talleres.<ref name="Joined Talleres 1">{{cite news|title=Ian Escobar llega a Talleres para reforzar la defensa|url=https://www.clubtalleres.com.ar/ian-escobar-llega-a-talleres-para-reforzar-la-defensa/|access-date=12 May 2018|work=Talleres de Córdoba|date=9 July 2016|archive-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081030/https://www.clubtalleres.com.ar/ian-escobar-llega-a-talleres-para-reforzar-la-defensa/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Joined Talleres 2">{{cite news|title=Godoy y Escobar, ya confirmados por Talleres|url=http://diaadia.viapais.com.ar/deportes/godoy-y-escobar-ya-confirmados-por-talleres|access-date=12 May 2018|work=Día a Día|date=9 July 2016}}</ref> His first appearance arrived on 25 September versus Banfield at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> On 14 January 2019, Escobar joined San Martín on loan.<ref name="Mundo D - La Voz">{{cite news|title=Ian Escobar deja Talleres y se va a San Martín de San Juan|url=https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/ian-escobar-deja-talleres-y-se-va-san-martin-de-san-juan|access-date=15 January 2019|work=Mundo D - La Voz|date=14 January 2019}}</ref> After breaking contract with San Martin before the start of the Primera Nacional 2020, Escobar joined Godoy Cruz on 2 November 2020.<ref name="DosDePunta - RadioAndina">{{cite news|title=Godoy Cruz es una locura|url=http://dosdepunta.com.ar/godoy-cruz-es-una-locura/|access-date=3 November 2020|work=DosDePunta - RadioAndina|date=3 November 2020|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103210628/http://dosdepunta.com.ar/godoy-cruz-es-una-locura/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Diario de Cuyo">{{cite news|title=Ian Escobar, de San Martín a Godoy Cruz sin escalas|url=https://www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/pasiondeportiva/Ian-Escobar-de-San-Martin-a-Godoy-Cruz-sin-escalas-20201103-0045.html|access-date=3 November 2020|work=Diario de Cuyo|date=3 November 2020}}</ref>

On 3 January 2022, Escobar joined Banfield on a one-year loan with a purchase option.<ref>[https://www.bodegue.net/2022/01/03/ian-escobar-seguiria-su-carrera-en-banfield/ Ian Escobar seguiría su carrera en Banfield], bodegue.net, 3 January 2022</ref> However, he didn't play as much as expected, why it was confirmed on 14 July 2022, that the spell had been terminated and that Escobar instead had joined fellow league club, Aldosivi, on a loan until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.<ref>[https://www.vermouth-deportivo.com.ar/llego-el-quinto-a-aldosivi/ Llegó el quinto a Aldosivi], vermouth-deportivo.com.ar, 14 July 2022</ref> In his fourth appearance for Aldosivi, Escobar collided with Lanús player Iván Cazal's head, and was brought to the hospital with an ambulance.<ref>[https://newsrebeat.com/sports/73029.html Drama in Lanús-Aldosivi: Ian Escobar faints and was taken by ambulance to hospital], newsrebeat.com, 31 July 2022</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|15 January 2019}}.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Chacarita Juniors |2015 |rowspan="2|Primera B Nacional |12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||12||0 |- |2016 |18||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||18||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!30!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|Talleres |2016–17 |rowspan="3|Primera División |22||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||22||0 |- |2017–18 |3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||4||0 |- |2018–19 |1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!28!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|San Martín (loan) |2018–19 |rowspan="1|Primera División |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |2019–20 |rowspan="1|Primera Nacional |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |rowspan="2"|Godoy Cruz (loan) |2020 |rowspan="1|Copa de la Liga Profesional |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !56!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!58!!0 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Ian}} Category:1996 births Category:Footballers from Moreno Partido Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Chacarita Juniors footballers Category:Talleres de Córdoba footballers Category:San Martín de San Juan footballers Category:Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Category:Club Atlético Banfield footballers Category:Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Category:Club Atlético San Miguel footballers Category:Club Atlético Patronato footballers Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Primera Nacional players Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen