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S. Escobar

Squad depthVelez Sarsfield · 16 yrsFringe player

ratings updated 25 Sept 2026

Profile

PositionFull-back
Nationality
Age16
Shirt number#18
ClubVelez Sarsfield
Full-backalso played MID
11
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
633
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Velez Sarsfield.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina3001586.77

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

S. Escobar is a 16-year-old full-back at Velez Sarsfield, rated 51.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 114th of 553 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina and 43rd of 163 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.69 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 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 84 of the 84 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 clean sheets and 4.692 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Escobar, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 24% of the 84 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 16 Escobar is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

51.8
Ratingi
20th of 84 full-backs
17.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.4%
Minutes
limited game time
4.69
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Velez Sarsfield finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

11
Apps
4.69
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
5
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 16 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.8, Escobar carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 84 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 16 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 16, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots10

Passing

Assists1
Chances created3
Passes221
Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles9
Dribble success45%
Duels won47
Duels won %43.9%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions5
Blocks4
Fouls committed9
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.