PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018: Started both matches in which he appeared in.
2017: Started in his first professional MLS match against Portland on Aug. 18 ... appeared in six matches, starting in five ... tallied his first career MLS assist at Chicago on Sept. 9.
Prior to New York: Began his professional career at San Francisco FC before moving to Sporting San Miguelito, also in Panama City ... fellow Red Bull Michael Amir Murillo is currently on loan from San Francisco FC ... Murillo and Escobar have been teammates at both the youth and senior levels for Panama ... spent the 2016/17 season on loan to Sporting B, the reserve side for Sporting CP in Portugal ... while on loan to Sporting B he made 14 appearances, including 12 starts, and scored one goal in the Ledman Liga Pro season.
INTERNATIONAL
Was a part of Panama's 2018 FIFA World Cup squad ... started and played the full 90 against all three teams in the Group Stage as a center back alongside Seattle's Roman Torres (Belgium, England and Tunisia) ... earned his first senior cap in February of 2015 in a friendly against the United States ... started two of Panama's 2017 Gold Cup matches, including the quarterfinal loss to Costa Rica on July 26, 2017 ... In total, he has tallied 22 caps, 17 starts and 1,627 minutes played for the Panamanian National Team.
ACQUIRED
Loan from Sporting San Miguelito through the end of the 2018 season on July 27, 2017.
