Ian Escobar

Ian Eduardo Escobar Ibáñez (born 29 May 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Patronato.^[2]

Ian Escobar

Personal information
Full name	Ian Eduardo Escobar Ibáñez
Date of birth	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Moreno, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Patronato
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Chacarita Juniors	30	(0)
2016–2023	Talleres	26	(0)
2019–2020	→ San Martín SJ (loan)	25	(1)
2020–2021	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)	23	(1)
2022	→ Banfield (loan)	7	(0)
2022–2023	→ Aldosivi (loan)	43	(2)
2024	San Miguel	23	(0)
2025–	Patronato	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:26, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Escobar's first club was Chacarita Juniors, he began playing for the Primera B Nacional club's senior team during the 2015 season.^[2][3] 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.^[2][4] In July 2016, Escobar was signed by newly promoted Argentine Primera División side Talleres.^[5][6] His first appearance arrived on 25 September versus Banfield at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.^[2] On 14 January 2019, Escobar joined San Martín on loan.^[7] After breaking contract with San Martin before the start of the Primera Nacional 2020, Escobar joined Godoy Cruz on 2 November 2020.^[8][9]

On 3 January 2022, Escobar joined Banfield on a one-year loan with a purchase option.^[10] 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.^[11] In his fourth appearance for Aldosivi, Escobar collided with Lanús player Iván Cazal's head, and was brought to the hospital with an ambulance.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 15 January 2019.^[2]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chacarita Juniors	2015	Primera B Nacional	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
	2016		18	0	0	0	—		0	0	18	0
	Total		30	0	0	0	—		0	0	30	0
Talleres	2016–17	Primera División	22	0	0	0	—		0	0	22	0
	2017–18		3	0	1	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2018–19		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
San Martín (loan)	2018–19	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2019–20	Primera Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Godoy Cruz (loan)	2020	Copa de la Liga Profesional	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			56	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	58	0