Gabriel Ricardo Escobar Flores (born April 4, 2000) is a soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in El Salvador, he represented Canada at U17 level, before switching to El Salvador at U20 level.

Early life

Born in Santa Ana, El Salvador,[1] Escobar moved to Vancouver, Canada at age six.[2][3] He began playing soccer with TSS FC Rovers at age six,[3] later joining Cliff Avenue United[4] and the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[5]

He played at the senior amateur level with FC Tigers Vancouver.[6]

Club career

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]

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]

International career

In 2014, he was called up to a Canadian youth camp with the Canada U15 team for the first time.[3] In 2016, he played for the Canada U17 in some friendlies against the United States,[11] also being called up for matches against Panama and Jamaica.[3][12] He was nominated for 2016 Canadian U17 Player of the Year, finishing in the top three in voting behind winner Alphonso Davies and other runner-up Jonathan David.[13][14]

In 2018, he was called up to the El Salvador U20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[15]

References

External links

• Gabriel Escobar at Soccerway