Ricardo Escobar

Ricardo Antonio Escobar Acuña (born 30 March 1998) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Andorran club Penya Encarnada.^[1]

Ricardo Escobar

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Antonio Escobar Acuña
Date of birth	(1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Penya Encarnada
Youth career
	Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2023	Audax Italiano	35	(0)
2020–2021	→ Magallanes (loan)	7	(0)
2021–2022	→ Coquimbo Unido (loan)	19	(1)
2023	→ Deportes Valdivia (loan)	22	(1)
2024	Deportes Limache	10	(0)
2025	Atlètic Amèrica	6	(0)
2025–	Penya Encarnada	0	(0)
International career
	Chile U15
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025

Career

A product of Audax Italiano youth system, Escobar was loaned to Coquimbo Unido in the 2021 season.^[2]

In 2023, Escobar was loaned to Deportes Valdivia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.^[3]

In 2024, Escobar joined Deportes Limache in the Primera B.^[4]

In January 2025, Escobar moved to Europe and signed with Andorran club Atlètic Amèrica alongside his compatriots Claudio Santis and Daniel Mansilla ^[es].^[5] In June of the same year, he switched to Penya Encarnada in the Primera Divisió.^[6]

Personal life

Escobar studied and got a degree in business management at the same time he played professional football.^[7][6]

Honours

Coquimbo Unido

• Primera B (1): 2021