Rolando Escobar

Rolando Escobar
Personal information
Full name	Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista
Date of birth	24 October 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Atlético Nacional
2004–2006	Municipal Chorrillo
2006–2007	Tauro
2007–2008	Deportivo Táchira
2008–2009	Caracas
2009	San Francisco
2010	Deportivo Lara
2011	Sporting San Miguelito
2012–2015	Deportivo Anzoátegui
2015	FC Dallas
International career‡
2003–	Panama
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:21, 22 September 2015 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2015

Rolando Emilio Escobar Batista (born 24 October 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mineros de Guayana of the Venezuelan Primera División.

Club career

A much-travelled midfielder, he has played for several teams in his native Panama as well for 4 different clubs in Venezuela. He won a league title with Deportivo Táchira, then moved to Caracas and played for Deportivo Lara and Deportivo Anzoátegui.

In May 2015, Escobar joined compatriot Blas Pérez at Major League Soccer outfit FC Dallas. Escobar was released in January 2016.

International career

Escobar made his debut for Panama in an August 2003 friendly match against Bolivia and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007, 2009 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cups.