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Gonzalo Escobar

Project playerSantos · 29 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameGonzalo Daniel Escobar
PositionFull-back
NationalityArgentina
Age29
Date of birth16 Mar 1997
BirthplaceSan Vicente
Height171 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubSantos
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Season stats

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23
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
2054
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santos.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A130111516.68
Paulista - A17104776.6
CONMEBOL Sudamericana4003306.8
Copa Do Brasil2001806.9

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Full-back

G. Escobar is a 29-year-old full-back at Santos, rated 45.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 180th of 356 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (73.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.78 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 35 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 55 full-backs in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets and 4.776 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 31st of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Serie A. At 29 Escobar is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2023/244 clubs
Current potential31st of 55 full-backs · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 13% full-backs · Serie A7th-best full-back in the Serie A180th in the Serie A · potential31st-highest potential full-back in the Serie A
45.8
Ratingi
31st of 55 full-backs
34.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
73.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.78
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Santos finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

23
Apps
4.78
Def. / 90
56
Tackles
44
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.8, Escobar carries the 31st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie A of 55. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots6

Passing

Assists2
Chances created13
Passes1,024
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles14
Dribble success63.6%
Duels won115
Duels won %53%
Fouls won21

Defending

Tackles56
Interceptions44
Blocks9
Fouls committed29
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.