Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Toluca (on loan from Cruz Azul) | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | Sportivo Luqueño | 97 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Cerro Porteño | 54 | (4) |
2019– | Cruz Azul | 142 | (11) |
2024– | → Toluca (loan) | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Paraguay U20 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Paraguay U23 | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Paraguay | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:52, 05 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:46, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena (Spanish pronunciation: [xwam maɾˈselo eskoˈβaɾ ˈtʃena]; born 3 July 1995) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or right-back for Liga MX club Toluca and the Paraguay national team. He has also been part of Paraguay's U20 and U23 teams.
Born in Luque, Escobar started his career with hometown side Sportivo Luqueño. Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2014 season, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 16 February of that year, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Nacional Asunción.
Escobar subsequently became a regular starter for the side, and scored his first professional goal on 4 May 2016, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Sol de América. [1]
On 28 December 2017, Escobar agreed to a five-year contract with Cerro Porteño, [2] for a rumoured fee of US$ 1 million. [3] He was a regular starter during his first campaign, playing as a central defender and partnering Marcos Cáceres.
In 2019, he joined Mexican club Cruz Azul for a fee of USD $7, 000, 000.00, surpassing a 20-year transfer fee record in Paraguayan football held by Roque Santa Cruz when he joined Bundesliga team Bayern Munich for USD $6, 900, 000.00 in 1999. [4]
On 31 January 2024, Escobar joined Toluca on a season-long loan. [5]
After representing Paraguay at under-20 level in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, [6] and under-23 level in the 2015 Pan American Games, Escobar was first called up to the full side on 21 June 2017, for a friendly against Mexico. [7] He made his full international debut on 1 July, starting in a 2–1 loss at the CenturyLink Field in Seattle. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sportivo Luqueño | 2014 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2015 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
2017 | 41 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 1 | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
Total | 97 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 102 | 2 | ||||
Cerro Porteño | 2018 | Primera División | 34 | 0 | — | 6 [b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
Career total | 131 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 2 |
Paraguay | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals | ||
2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019 | 5 | 0 | ||
2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 |
Cruz Azul
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Toluca (on loan from Cruz Azul) | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | Sportivo Luqueño | 97 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Cerro Porteño | 54 | (4) |
2019– | Cruz Azul | 142 | (11) |
2024– | → Toluca (loan) | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Paraguay U20 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Paraguay U23 | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Paraguay | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:52, 05 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:46, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena (Spanish pronunciation: [xwam maɾˈselo eskoˈβaɾ ˈtʃena]; born 3 July 1995) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or right-back for Liga MX club Toluca and the Paraguay national team. He has also been part of Paraguay's U20 and U23 teams.
Born in Luque, Escobar started his career with hometown side Sportivo Luqueño. Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2014 season, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 16 February of that year, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Nacional Asunción.
Escobar subsequently became a regular starter for the side, and scored his first professional goal on 4 May 2016, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Sol de América. [1]
On 28 December 2017, Escobar agreed to a five-year contract with Cerro Porteño, [2] for a rumoured fee of US$ 1 million. [3] He was a regular starter during his first campaign, playing as a central defender and partnering Marcos Cáceres.
In 2019, he joined Mexican club Cruz Azul for a fee of USD $7, 000, 000.00, surpassing a 20-year transfer fee record in Paraguayan football held by Roque Santa Cruz when he joined Bundesliga team Bayern Munich for USD $6, 900, 000.00 in 1999. [4]
On 31 January 2024, Escobar joined Toluca on a season-long loan. [5]
After representing Paraguay at under-20 level in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, [6] and under-23 level in the 2015 Pan American Games, Escobar was first called up to the full side on 21 June 2017, for a friendly against Mexico. [7] He made his full international debut on 1 July, starting in a 2–1 loss at the CenturyLink Field in Seattle. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sportivo Luqueño | 2014 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2015 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
2017 | 41 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 1 | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
Total | 97 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 102 | 2 | ||||
Cerro Porteño | 2018 | Primera División | 34 | 0 | — | 6 [b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
Career total | 131 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 2 |
Paraguay | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals | ||
2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019 | 5 | 0 | ||
2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 |
Cruz Azul
Individual