Dylan Escobar

Dylan Escobar

Escobar with Coquimbo Unido in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez
Date of birth	(2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Huasco, Chile
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Universidad Católica (on loan from Coquimbo Unido)
Number	21
Youth career
2019–2021	Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Coquimbo Unido	74	(0)
2025–	→ Universidad Católica (loan)	4	(0)
International career‡
2025–	Chile	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 March 2025

Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez (born 2 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica on loan from Coquimbo Unido. He can operate as a right-back or defensive midfielder.

Born in Huasco, Chile,^[1] Escobar came to Coquimbo Unido youth system in 2019 and signed his first professional contract in January 2022.^[2] He made his professional debut in the 2–1 loss against O'Higgins on 1 April 2022,^[3] by replacing Víctor González at the minute 93.^[4]

Escobar joined on loan to Universidad Católica for the 2025 season with an option to buy.^[5]

Escobar received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025.^[6] He made his debut by replacing Fabián Hormazábal in the second half of the match.^[7]

Escobar is nicknamed Hueso (Bone).^[8]

As of 6 July 2025

As of match played 17 March 2025

• Dylan Escobar at WorldFootball.net
• Dylan Escobar at Soccerway
• Dylan Escobar at BDFA (in Spanish)

This biographical article related to a Chilean association football defender is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This biographical article related to a Chilean association football midfielder is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e