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) | ||
Playing position | 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) |
National team‡ | |||
2003– | Panama | 40 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 most recently played for Major League Soccer team FC Dallas.
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.
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.