Andrés Ramiro Escobar

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Andrés Escobar
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz
Date of birth (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991
Place of birthPuerto Tejada, Colombia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing positionSecond striker
Club information
Current clubÉvian
Number23
Youth career
–2009Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011Deportivo Cali33(4)
2011–Dynamo Kyiv0(0)
2012–2013Deportivo Cali (loan)35(5)
2013–Évian (loan)4(0)
National team
2011Colombia U2012(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2013

Andrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz (born 14 May 1991), commonly known as Andrés Ramiro Escobar, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Évian on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.[1]

Club career

Deportivo Cali

Escobar began his career in Categoría Primera A club, Deportivo Cali. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2010, in a 1–0 victory against Envigado, coming on as a 50th minute substitute for Armando Carrillo. Escobar scored his first ever goal on 8 May, in the 38th minute in a 1–3 win against Deportivo Pereira. That same year he would score 5 goals in 6 matches in the 2010 Copa Colombia. He noticeably scored 2 goals in both legs of the final (1 goal per each match), in which Deportivo Cali defeated Itagüí with a global score of 3–0 therefore claiming the title.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 28 August 2011, it was announced that Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv purchased Escobar with an agreement of 5 years. Escobar officially debuted for the club on 21 September 2011, for the Ukrainian Cup, in a 2–3 win against Kremin, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Oleh Husyev.[2] However, it is the only match that Escobar has played so far for the Ukrainian club.

Deportivo Cali

Escobar returned to Deportivo Cali for the 2012 season as a loan spell. Escobar scored 5 goals in 35 matches during the 2012 and 2013 season in Deportivo Cali. He made his way back to Dynamo Kyiv on 30 June 2013.

Évian

On 19 July, Escobar would be loaned to Ligue 1 club, Évian, club that would play the 2012–13 season.

International career

Escobar was called for the Colombia U20 squad for the 2011 South American U-20 Championship. He played 8 of the 9 matches that the team played in the competition and scored 1 goal, in the 37th minute of the 2–1 win against Bolivia U20.

He also was called for the 2011 Toulon Tournament. There he played 4 matches, but did not scored any goal. Colombia was the champion of this tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia League Cup South America Total
2010Deportivo CaliCategoría Primera A1826500247
2011152-00152
Ukraine League Cup Europe Total
2011–12Dynamo KyivUkrainian Premier League00100010
Colombia League Cup South America Total
2012Deportivo CaliCategoría Primera A1431000153
20132121000222
France League Cup Europe Total
2013–14Évian TGLigue 140000040
Total Colombia 68985007614
France 40000040
Ukraine 00100010
Career total 72995008114

International

International appearances

Under-20
Team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2011121
Total121

International goals

Under-20
International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2011-01-26 Estadio Jorge Basadre, Tacna, Peru  Bolivia 2–0 2–1 2011 South American U-20 Championship

Honours

Club

Deportivo Cali
Dynamo Kyiv
Runner-up (1): 2011–12

International

Under-20

External links

References

  1. Andrés Escobar profile at Soccerway
  2. Henao Bolívar, Francisco (27 September 2011). "Andrés 'Manga' Escobar debutó en el Dinamo". El País.com.co (in Spanish). 
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