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Name
  
Rolando Escobar

Date joined
  
2007

Years
  
Team

Weight
  
71 kg

Number
  
20

Height
  
1.85 m

Playing position
  
Midfielder

Role
  
Football player


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Full name
  
Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista

Date of birth
  
(1981-10-24) 24 October 1981 (age 34)

Current teams
  
FC Dallas (Midfielder), Panama national football team (Midfielder)

Place of birth
  
Panama City, Panama

Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista (born 24 October 1981) is a football midfielder who most recently played for Major League Soccer team FC Dallas.

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Rolando Escobar El Panameo Rolando Escobar a prueba con FC Dallas

Club career

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, then moved to Caracas and played for Deportivo Lara and Deportivo Anzoátegui.

In May 2015, Escobar joined compatriot Blas Pérez at Major League Soccer outfit FC Dallas. Escobar was released in January 2016.

International career

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 and played at the 2007, 2009 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

Club

  • Liga Panameña de Fútbol (1):
  • 2007 (A)
  • Primera División Venezolana (2):
  • 2007–08
  • 2008–09
  • References

    Rolando Escobar Wikipedia