Franco Escobar
based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 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 Houston Dynamo, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 29. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (51.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Escobar.
On the season, Escobar graded 29 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 5.231 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. 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 · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
5.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 5.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 51.7% 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
Rated 20.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.23 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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