Andrés Escobar (footballer, born 1994)

Andrés Escobar

Personal information
Full name	Andrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz
Date of birth	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Puerto Tejada, Colombia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Second striker, winger
Youth career
–2009	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Deportivo Cali	33	(4)
2011–2017	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Deportivo Cali (loan)	35	(5)
2013	→ Evian (loan)	5	(0)
2013	→ Evian II (loan)	2	(0)
2014	→ FC Dallas (loan)	26	(2)
2015	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)	12	(1)
2016	→ Millonarios (loan)	30	(6)
2017	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	14	(2)
2018	Estudiantes (LP)	2	(0)
2018	Deportes Tolima	8	(0)
2019	FK Liepāja	0	(0)
2019	CSA	0	(0)
2020	Cúcuta Deportivo	4	(0)
2021	Leiknir Reykjavík	18	(2)
International career
2011	Colombia U20	12	(1)
Medal record  Colombia Winner Toulon Tournament 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Andrés Ramiro Escobar Díaz (born 14 May 1994), nicknamed Manga, is a Colombian footballer and convicted rapist^[1] who played as a forward, most recently for Leiknir Reykjavík.

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.

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 2011–12 Ukrainian Cup, in a 3–2 away 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.

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.

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

On 14 February 2014, Escobar officially signed for Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.^[3]

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 score any goal. Colombia was the champion of this tournament.

International goals

No.	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

Deportivo Cali

• Copa Colombia (1): 2010

Dynamo Kyiv

• Premier League

Runner-up (1): 2011–12

Under-20

• Toulon Tournament (1): 2011

In March of 2022, Escobar was convicted of raping a woman he met in Reykjavik. According to the court, Escobar took advantage of the woman's intoxicated state. In September 2022, Escobar received a two-and-a-half-year sentence.^[4]

• Andrés Escobar – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Andrés Escobar at WorldFootball.net
• Andrés Escobar at Major League Soccer