Defender

Juan Escobar

Melgar
Paraguay
31 yrs
176 cm
Preferred foot: Right

Injured

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Appearances: 25
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.87

Age31

Date of birth11 Jul 1995

Height176 cm

Weight75 kg

Preferred footRight

Market value€620K

Contract until31 Dec 2027

Injury / suspension history

Suspension yellow_card_accumulation_suspension · Missing Back: 30 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Liga 1 Te Apuesto

Melgar

Appearances / Starts24 / 23

Minutes2,100

Rating6.87

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)18 (3)

Passes · accuracy1,325 · 91%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions17 / 24

Duels won101 / 159

Successful dribbles6

Yellow cards / Red cards8 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.40 / 0.00

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed2

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls70

Accurate crosses0

Touches1,610

Possession lost145

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won67

Ground duels won34

Clearances129

Ball recoveries91

Fouls won12

Fouls committed18

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets5

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)172.82

Top speed (km/h)35.80

Primera Nacional

Godoy Cruz

Appearances / Starts1 / 1

Minutes90

Rating–

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking33

Technical43

Tactical52

Defending63

Creativity38

National team

Paraguay13 caps · 0 goals · debut Jul 2017

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
2 Nov 2026	Sport Huancayo – Melgar	–	–	–
23 Oct 2026	Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca – Melgar	1–2	90'	6.7
18 Oct 2026	Melgar – Deportivo Garcilaso	4–2	90'	7.3
11 Oct 2026	Universitario de Deportes – Melgar	2–2	90'	6.7
20 Sep 2026	Melgar – Sport Boys	1–1	90'	6.6
12 Sep 2026	Cusco FC – Melgar	0–1	90'	7.4
7 Sep 2026	Melgar – Asociación Deportiva Tarma	3–0	90'	7.6
1 Sep 2026	Club Atlético Grau – Melgar	1–0	90'	6.5
23 Aug 2026	Melgar – Alianza Lima	1–1	90'	6.6
15 Aug 2026	Los Chankas CYC – Melgar	0–3	83'	7.6
2 Aug 2026	CD Moquegua – Melgar	0–0	90'	7.0
26 Jul 2026	Melgar – Club Sporting Cristal	2–1	90'	6.7
18 Jul 2026	Cienciano – Melgar	1–3	90'	7.1
31 May 2026	Melgar – Alianza Atlético de Sullana	3–1	82'	6.5
22 May 2026	ACD Juan Pablo II – Melgar	1–1	90'	6.9

Career and transfers

8 clubs · 9 moves · total fees 4.4M €

Feb 2026

Godoy Cruz To: Melgar

Free transfer
Jul 2025

Castellón To: Godoy Cruz

Free transfer
Feb 2025

Without club To: Castellón

Transfer
Jan 2025

Cruz Azul To: Without club

Transfer
Dec 2024

Toluca To: Cruz Azul

Loan return
Feb 2024

Cruz Azul To: Toluca

Loan
Jul 2019

Cerro Porteño To: Cruz Azul

Transfer 4.4M €
Jan 2018

Sportivo Luqueño To: Cerro Porteño

Transfer Undisclosed
Jan 2017

Sportivo Luqueño To: Sportivo Luqueño

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)26

Average rating6.85

Last match rating6.723 Oct 2026

Matches missed01 injury record

Last 10 matches

6.7 7.3 6.7 6.6 7.4 7.6 6.5 6.6 7.6 7.0

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Liga 1 Te Apuesto	Melgar	24 (23)	2,100	0	0	6.87
2026	Primera Nacional	Godoy Cruz	1 (1)	90	0	0	–

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

LaLiga 2 2024 · percentile among defenders (185 players)

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9 matches · 488 min

Juan Escobar: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.66	53
Interceptions / 90 min	0.92	38
Clearances / 90 min	4.61	65
Aerials won / 90 min	2.21	75
Duels won	45.3%	7
Pass accuracy	90.8%	98
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	47
Rating	6.67	16

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