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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Israel Enoc Escalante | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1999 | ||
| 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) | |||
Career
editEscalante 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]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
edit- ^ a b c "El pibe de Boca firmó en el DIM". Olé. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "¿Quién es Israel Escalante, el pibe de los dos goles a River?". Olé. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Israel Escalante". World Football. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Boca Juniors confirma préstamo de Israel Escalante al DIM". AS. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Boca: el juvenil Israel Escalante jugará a préstamo en Independiente Medellín". TyC Sports. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Israel Escalante, primera contratación del Medellín para el 2020-II". Dalerojo. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "DIM confirma llegada del extremo argentino Israel Escalante". El Colombiano. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - I. Escalante". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Israel Escalante, nuevo jugador del DIM: "Sebastián Villa es uno de mis referentes"". Gol Caracol. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links
edit- Israel Escalante at Soccerway