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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | Atlético Nacional | 66 | (14) |
2004–2006 | Municipal Chorrillo | 55 | (11) |
2006–2007 | Tauro | 40 | (8) |
2007–2008 | Deportivo Táchira | 29 | (5) |
2008–2009 | Caracas | 33 | (2) |
2009 | San Francisco | 15 | (3) |
2010 | Deportivo Lara | 16 | (2) |
2011 | Sporting San Miguelito | 10 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 104 | (31) |
2015 | FC Dallas | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2003– | Panama | 40 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:21, 22 September 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015 |
Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista (born 24 October 1981) is a football midfielder who currently plays for Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División.
A much-travelled midfielder, he has played for several teams in his native Panama as well for 4 different clubs in Venezuela. He won a league title with Deportivo Táchira,[1] then moved to Caracas[2] and played for Deportivo Lara and Deportivo Anzoátegui.[3]
In May 2015, Escobar joined compatriot Blas Pérez at Major League Soccer outfit FC Dallas.[4] Escobar was released in January 2016.[5]
Escobar made his debut for Panama in an August 2003 friendly match against Bolivia and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2007,[7] 2009[8] and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 September 2007 | Estadio Olímpico José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | Venezuela | 0–1
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