Israel Escalante

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Israel Escalante
Personal information
Full name Israel Enoc Escalante
Date of birth (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Vista Linda, Argentina[1][2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
(on loan from Boca Juniors)
Number 44
Youth career
2014–2020 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Independiente Medellín (loan) 10 (2)
2022– → Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (loan) 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:24, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Israel Enoc Escalante (born 9 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, on loan from Boca Juniors.

Career[edit]

Escalante joined Boca Juniors in 2014.[1][4] He spent six years progressing through their ranks, before departing on loan in July 2020 to Categoría Primera A side Independiente Medellín.[5][6][7][8] He made his senior debut under manager Aldo Bobadilla on 16 September, featuring for fifty-five minutes of a Copa Libertadores group stage defeat to Caracas; he came off the bench to replace Andrés Rodríguez in the first half.[9] His first league match arrived days later versus Alianza Petrolera, which was followed by an appearance against parent club Boca in the Libertadores; he left at half time of a narrow loss.[9]

Escalante scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2020 in a league win for Independiente Medellín over Cúcuta Deportivo, which was followed by another on 25 October at home to Deportivo Cali.[9][10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 7 December 2020.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Independiente Medellín (loan) 2020 Categoría Primera A 10 2 0 0 — 2[a] 0 0 0 12 2
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (loan) 2022 Liga FPD 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 11 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "El pibe de Boca firmó en el DIM". Olé. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "¿Quién es Israel Escalante, el pibe de los dos goles a River?". Olé. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Israel Escalante". World Football. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Boca Juniors confirma préstamo de Israel Escalante al DIM". AS. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Boca: el juvenil Israel Escalante jugará a préstamo en Independiente Medellín". TyC Sports. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Israel Escalante, primera contratación del Medellín para el 2020-II". Dalerojo. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ "DIM confirma llegada del extremo argentino Israel Escalante". El Colombiano. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Baja confirmada en Boca: El Xeneize anunció de manera oficial la partida a al Independiente de Medellín de Israel Escalante". TNT Sports. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d "Argentina - I. Escalante". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Israel Escalante, nuevo jugador del DIM: "Sebastián Villa es uno de mis referentes"". Gol Caracol. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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