F. Escobar · career
Franco Nicolás Escobar
Center Back · Newells Old Boys · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 132 appearances with 13 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Houston Dynamo — Season rating 48, 3 goals and 0 assists in 35 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 35 points at Houston Dynamo. Form has slipped 19 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 19 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 6 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Newells Old Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 |
| 2025/26 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Houston Dynamo | 26 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | Houston Dynamo | 35 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | Los Angeles FC | 20 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | Newells Old Boys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | Atlanta United FC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 34 |
| 2019/20 | Atlanta United FC | 28 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Atlanta United II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Newells Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Newells Old Boys | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Newells Old Boys | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
MLS×3US Open Cup×3Campeones Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Penarol | 5 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2026/27
5 played17 not in squad· 303 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Talleres Cordoba | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 28 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Independiente | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 1 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Boca Juniors | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Defensa Y Justicia | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 16 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Deportivo Riestra | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Banfield | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 25 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Estudiantes L.P. | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Rosario Central | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 11 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Platense | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Lanus | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Gimnasia M. | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 5 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Central Cordoba de Santiago | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 12 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H San Lorenzo | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 17 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Union Santa Fe | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Instituto Cordoba | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 4 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Velez Sarsfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Talleres Cordoba | 1-0 | Played | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| Jul 31 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Independiente | 0-1 | Played | 96 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 2 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Boca Juniors | 2-2 | Played | 93 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 9 | Liga Profesional Argentina | A Defensa Y Justicia | 1-2 | Played | 7 | — | ||
| Aug 15 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Deportivo Riestra | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | Liga Profesional Argentina | H Banfield | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |