Antón Escobar
Personal information
Full name Antón Escobar Tapias
Date of birth (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998
Place of birth Nigrán, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Unión
Number 7
Youth career
Val Miñor
2013–2015 Celta
2015–2017 Val Miñor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Choco 32 (10)
2018–2021 Polvorín 67 (33)
2019–2021 Lugo 3 (0)
2020 → Coruxo (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 Bergantiños 33 (9)
2022–2023 Arenteiro 33 (14)
2023– Real Unión 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023

Antón Escobar Tapias (born 16 June 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Unión.[1]

Club career

Born in Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia, Escobar finished his formation with ED Val Miñor. On 9 August 2017, after spending the pre-season with Segunda División B side Coruxo FC, he signed for CD Choco in Tercera División.[2]

Escobar made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Cultural Areas.[3] He scored his first goals on 12 October, netting a brace in a 2–2 draw at SD Negreira, and finished the season with ten goals.

On 19 July 2018, Escobar joined CD Lugo on a two-year deal, being initially assigned to the farm team in the fourth division.[4] He made his first team debut on 29 September of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Christian Herrera in a 1–4 home loss against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División championship.[5]

On 30 January 2020, Escobar was loaned to Segunda División B side Coruxo FC for the remainder of the campaign.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Antón Escobar at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Antón Escobar, nuevo jugador del Choco" [Antón Escobar, new player of Choco] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "El debutante que recuperó la confianza para liderar el ataque de su equipo" [The debutant who recovered confidence to lead the attack of his team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Alvaro Fernández "Varo" y Antón Escobar refuerzan al filial albivermello" [Alvaro Fernández "Varo" and Antón Escobar bolster the red-and-white reserves] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Un inspirado Tenerife asalta el Anxo Carro con ayuda del VAR" [An inspired Tenerife take over Anxo Carro with the help of the VAR] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Escobar, al Coruxo FC hasta junio" [Escobar, to Coruxo FC until June] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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