Franco Escobar
ratings updated 25 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Penarol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 6.46 |
Scout report
F. Escobar is a 31-year-old central defender at Newells Old Boys, rated 18.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 478th of 553 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Escobar.
Judged on this season alone, Escobar graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 108th of 110 of the 110 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 2 clean sheets and 5.081 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 87th of 110 of the 110 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 31 Escobar is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
5.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 18.5, Escobar carries the 87th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 110 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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