Diego Escobar
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| fullname = Diego Escobar Alvarez
| birth_name = Diego Escobar Alvarez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|04|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Las Condes, Chile
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| university = Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
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| position = Hooker
| currentclub = Racing 92
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = Selknam
| apps1 = 21
| points1 = 30
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Racing 92
| apps2 = 2
| points2 = 0
| repyears1 = 2021
| repteam1 = Chile U20
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| repteam2 = Chile XV
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| repyears3 = 2021-
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| reppoints3 = 10
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Diego Escobar (born April 17, 2000) is a Chilean international rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Racing 92 and the Chile national team.
Career
Escobar signed for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Selknam from Craighouse Old Boys (COBS), his formative rugby club since 2019, ahead of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. He played with Seknam until 2023 Super Rugby Americas season{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CKmUnLIgj4z/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/selknam.rugby/2496773696367246899_2496773693238377688 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=NÓMINA DE SELKNAM PARA PREPARAR LA @slarugby 2021|work=@selknam.rugby on Instagram|date=28 January 2021|access-date=1 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/01/28/selknam-finalize-40-man-roster-for-slar/|title=Selknam finalize 40-man roster for SLAR|work=Americas Rugby News|date=28 January 2021|access-date=1 February 2021}}
For 2024–25 season, he signed for French Top 14 team Racing 92.{{cite web|url=https://petrarcarugby.it/2023/10/31/benvenuto-rodrigo-fernandez/|title=benvenuto rodrigo fernandez |work=Petrarca Padova|access-date=31 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://petrarcarugby.it/2024/07/12/comunicato-stampa-3/|title=COMUNICATO STAMPA|date=July 12, 2024}}
International career
He had previously played for young categories of the Chile national side.{{cite news|url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/diego-escobar-rugbista-nacional-el-mundial-hizo-que-se-mirara-mas-a-los-chilenos-de-a-poco-se-iran-mas-jugadores-al-extranjero/A62WIOWUKFHI3JEFU2DNM7K5SU/#|title=CDiego Escobar, rugbista nacional: "El Mundial hizo que se mirara más a los chilenos; de a poco se irán más jugadores al extranjero"|date=30 March 2024|access-date=30 March 2024|language=Spanish}}
On 27 August,he was named in the 30-player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/08/14/condores-roster-named-for-chiles-inaugural-rugby-world-cup/ Cóndores Roster Named for Chile’s Inaugural Rugby World Cup][https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/08/27/chile-confirm-final-three-names-for-inaugural-rugby-world-cup/ Chile Confirm Final Three Names for Inaugural Rugby World Cup]
Personal life
Diego Escobar is the son of Alfonso Escobar, one of the emblematic figures of Chilean rugby, captain of the national team and holder of the record for national club championship titles, crowned 14 times, and the brother of Alfonso, the namesake of his father who also played in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2023/09/27/1108313/entrevista-alfonsoescobar-condores-pumas-chileargentina.html
Honours
- Torneo Apertura: 2019
- Campeonato Nacional de Chile: 2021
References
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External links
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{{Chile 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}}
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Category:Chilean rugby union players
Category:Selknam (rugby union) players
Category:Chile international rugby union players
Category:21st-century Chilean people
Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players
Category:Rugby union players from Santiago, Chile
Category:Expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:Chilean expatriate rugby union players
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