José Alberto Escalante Rápalo (born 29 May 1995) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Cavalry FC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Alberto Escalante Rápalo | ||
Date of birth | (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cavalry FC | ||
Youth career | |||
Olimpia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Olimpia | 20 | (1) |
2014 | → Honduras Progreso (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → RGVFC Toros (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2016–2017 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017 | → RGVFC Toros (loan) | 21 | (4) |
2018 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2019 | Juticalpa | 11 | (0) |
2019– | Cavalry FC | 73 | (9) |
2020–2021 | → Vida (loan) | 22 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Honduras U17 | 5 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Honduras U20 | 10 | (0) |
2014 | Honduras U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2019 |
Escalante began his career with Olimpia, spending time on loan with Honduran side Honduras Progreso in 2014 and American United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in 2016.[1][2] On 3 August 2016, Escalante joined Houston Dynamo on loan from Rio Grande Valley until the end of the 2016 season,[3] returning to the Dynamo on 20 January 2017 on a 12-month loan deal from Olympia.[4]
On 7 January 2019, Escalante returned to Honduras and signed with Juticalpa.[5] That year, he made eleven appearances in the Clausura.[2]
On 10 April 2019, Escalante signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[6] That season, he made 22 league appearances, scoring four goals, made six appearances in the Canadian Championship and played in both legs of the Canadian Premier League Finals.[2]
On 12 February 2020, Escalante re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season,[7] however he was unable to join the team for the shortened campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing his entry into Canada.[8] On 9 September 2020, Escalante was loaned to Honduran side Vida.[9] In November 2020, Escalante would re-sign with the club for the 2021 season, his third season with the club.[10] In January 2022, Cavalry announced that they had re-signed Escalante for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, with an option for 2024.[11]
Escalante first played for the Honduran U-17 team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, making five appearances in the tournament, including three starts.[2]
Escalante first played for the Honduran U-20 team at the 2013 Central American Games.[2] The following year, he was called up for the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, an U-21 tournament.[2] He subsequently received another call-up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he made three appearances and helped Honduras qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2] At the U-20 World Cup, Escalante started in all three games for Honduras.[2]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Olimpia | 2012-13 | Liga Nacional | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Club total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Honduras Progreso (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RGVFC Toros (loan) | 2016 | United Soccer League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Club total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
RGVFC Toros (loan) | 2017 | United Soccer League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
San Antonio (loan) | 2018 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Juticalpa | 2018-19 | Liga Nacional | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Cavalry FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
2021 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
2022 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
Club total | 73 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 9 | ||
Vida (loan) | 2020-21 | Liga Nacional | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 190 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 211 | 19 |
Calvary FC
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