José Escalante
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.jpg) Escalante with Cavalry in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alberto Escalante Rápalo | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2024 | Cavalry FC | 84 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | → Vida (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Motagua (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Atlético Independiente (loan) | ||
| Total | 209+ | (18) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 7 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2019 | |||
José Alberto Escalante Rápalo (born 29 May 1995) is a Honduran former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Olimpia
[edit]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]
Juticalpa
[edit]On 7 January 2019, Escalante returned to Honduras and signed with Juticalpa.[5] That year, he made eleven appearances in the Clausura.[2]
Cavalry FC
[edit]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]
In June 2023, Escalante would make his 100th appearance for the club, becoming the second player to hit that milestone.
Loans in Honduras
[edit]In June 2023, F.C. Motagua had announced that they had signed Escalante, however Cavalry would state that Escalante was still under contract with the club, stating he had taken a leave of absence from the club to be closer to family.[12][13] A few weeks later, Cavalry would announce that Escalante would sign a one year loan with Motagua.[14]
In January 2024, he was loaned to Honduran second tier Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso side Atlético Independiente.[15]
In June 2024, he announced his retirement.[16][17]
International career
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| RGVFC Toros (loan) | 2016 | United Soccer League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Club total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| RGVFC Toros (loan) | 2017 | United Soccer League | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| San Antonio FC (loan) | 2018 | 21 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Juticalpa | 2018-19 | Liga Nacional | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Cavalry FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Club total | 84 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 9 | ||
| Vida (loan) | 2020-21 | Liga Nacional | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Motagua (loan) | 2023-24 | Liga Nacional | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 209 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 19 | ||
Honours
[edit]Calvary
- Canadian Premier League Finals runner-up: 2019
- Canadian Premier League (regular season): Spring 2019, Fall 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign six players | Houston Dynamo".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "José Escalante". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Honduran midfielder José Escalante on loan". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "José Escalante returns to Houston Dynamo on loan from CD Olimpia". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "El futuro de José Escalante estaría en Olimpia o Juticalpa" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Central American Flair for Cavalry FC". Cavalry FC. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Escalante, Mavila return to Cavalry FC for 2020". Canadian Premier League. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League ready to kick off Island Games in Prince Edward Island". 12 August 2020.
- ^ @cdsvida (9 September 2020). "Bienvenido José Escalante!" [Welcome, José Escalante!] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cavalry FC secure the core for the 2021 Canadian Premier League Season". Cavalry FC. 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Cavalry FC Announces Return of Four Integral Players for the 2022 Canadian Premier League Season". Cavalry FC. 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Beloved star José Escalante takes 'leave of absence' from Cavalry FC". Calgary Sun. 27 June 2023.
- ^ John Jacques (27 June 2023). "Cavalry: Escalante Remains Under Contract". Northern Tribune.
- ^ John Jacques (10 July 2023). "Bizarre Transfer Saga Ends: Escalante Loaned To FC Motagua". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "José Escalante recibe visto bueno del Cavarly para fichar por otro club hondureño tras ser dado de baja en Motagua" [Jose Escalante receives approval from Cavarly to sign for another Honduran club after being released from Motagua]. Diez (in Spanish). 16 January 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (28 June 2024). "Jose Escalante Hangs Up Boots In Honduras". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Bustillo, Victor. "José Escalante sorprende y anuncia su retiro del fútbol a los 29 años de edad" [José Escalante surprises and announces his retirement from football at 29 years of age]. La Prensa (in Spanish).
- ^ José Escalante at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- José Escalante at Soccerway
