Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Ricardo Escobar Flores | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
TSS FC Rovers | |||
Cliff Avenue United | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022 | TSS FC Rovers | ||
2022 | HFX Wanderers FC | 5 | (0) |
2023– | TSS FC Rovers | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016 | Canada U17 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | El Salvador U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 29, 2023 |
Gabriel Ricardo Escobar Flores (born 4 April 2000) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays for TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia.
Born in San Miguel, El Salvador, [1] Escobar moved to Vancouver, Canada, at age six. [2] [3] He began playing football with TSS FC Rovers immediately upon arrival in Canada, [3] later joining Cliff Avenue United [4] and the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. [5]
He played at the amateur adult level with FC Tigers Vancouver. [6]
In 2022, he joined TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia, [7] being named to the L1BC Team of the Week five times and helping the Rovers win the championship final, [8] where he scored the winning penalty kick in their shootout victory over Varsity FC.[ citation needed]
In August 2022, he signed a contract for the remainder of the 2022 season, with club options for 2023 and 2024, with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League. [9] [10] He made five straight appearances for the club, before suffering a season-ending foot injury in a match against York United FC. [11]
In 2023, after having his option declined by the Wanderers, he returned to the TSS FC Rovers for the 2023 season. [11]
In 2014, he was called up by the Canada under-15 team to take part in a training camp. [3] In 2016, he played for the Canada under-17 team in two friendly matches against the United States [12] and was later called-up for matches against Panama and Jamaica. [3] [13] He was nominated for 2016 Canadian U17 Player of the Year, finishing in the top three in voting behind winner Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David. [14] [15]
In 2018, he was called up to the El Salvador under-20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, playing in three matches and cap-tying him to El Salvador. [16]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TSS FC Rovers | 2022 | League1 British Columbia | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1+ | 0 | ||
HFX Wanderers FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
TSS FC Rovers | 2023 | League1 British Columbia | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 14+ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+ | 0 |