Dylan Alejandro Escobar Álvarez (born 2 December 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica on loan from Coquimbo Unido. He can operate as a right-back or defensive midfielder.
Born in Huasco, Chile,[1] Escobar came to Coquimbo Unido youth system in 2019 and signed his first professional contract in January 2022.[2] He made his professional debut in the 2–1 loss against O'Higgins on 1 April 2022,[3] by replacing Víctor González at the minute 93.[4]
Escobar joined on loan to Universidad Católica for the 2025 season with an option to buy.[5]
Escobar received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the friendly against Panama on 8 February 2025.[6] He made his debut by replacing Fabián Hormazábal in the second half of the match.[7]
Escobar is nicknamed Hueso (Bone).[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coquimbo Unido | 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Universidad Católica (loan) | 2025 | Chilean Primera División | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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