J. Escobar · career
Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena
Center Back · Godoy Cruz · 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 downStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 47 appearances with 2 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Cruz Azul — Season rating 31, 0 goals and 2 assists in 28 games. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 12 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Liga Profesional Argentina) and kept playing — 10 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | FBC Melgar | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Godoy Cruz | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Toluca | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Castellón | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | TolucaLoan | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Cruz Azul | 28 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Cruz Azul | 31 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Liga MX All-Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Cruz Azul | 34 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Liga MX All-Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Cruz Azul | 41 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Cruz Azul | 22 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Cerro Porteno | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Cerro Porteno | 34 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sportivo Luqueno | 41 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sportivo Luqueno | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Sportivo Luqueno | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Sportivo Luqueno | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 7 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Copa America | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Paraguay U20 | 2015/16 | CONMEBOL U20 | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Copa por México×3Supercopa MX×3Liga MX×2MLS All-Star×3Campeones Cup×2Division Profesional×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primera Divisiónat FBC Melgar | 13 | 1117 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played27 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Primera Nacional | H Ciudad de Bolívar | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | Primera Nacional | A Defensores De Belgrano | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Primera Nacional | H Deportivo Madryn | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Primera Nacional | H Ferro Carril Oeste | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 22 | Primera Nacional | A Chaco For Ever | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 29 | Primera Nacional | A Deportivo Maipu | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 4 | Primera Nacional | H Acassuso | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Primera Nacional | A San Telmo | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Primera Nacional | H San Miguel | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Primera Nacional | A Colon Santa Fe | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | Primera Nacional | H Deportivo Moron | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | Primera Nacional | H Racing Cordoba | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | Primera Nacional | A Los Andes | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 24 | Primera Nacional | H All Boys | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 30 | Primera Nacional | A CA Estudiantes | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 7 | Primera Nacional | H Atletico Mitre | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 14 | Primera Nacional | A Almirante Brown | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 21 | Primera Nacional | A Central Norte | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 4 | Primera Nacional | A Ciudad de Bolívar | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Primera Nacional | H Defensores De Belgrano | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Primera Nacional | H Central Norte | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Primera Nacional | A Ferro Carril Oeste | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Primera Nacional | H Chaco For Ever | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Primera Nacional | H Deportivo Maipu | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 21 | Primera Nacional | A Acassuso | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | Primera Nacional | A Deportivo Madryn | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Primera Nacional | H San Telmo | 3-0 | Not in squad | — |