Carlos Humberto Escobar Ortiz (born 24 December 1989; ), is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Deportes Concepción.
Club career Escobar in 2012 signed for O'Higgins from Coquimbo Unido. On 10 December 2013, he won the Apertura 2013–14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 9 of 18 matches.
In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.
He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage.
He signed with Sport Huancayo for the 2023 season.
In 2024, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional.
International career He was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Coquimbo Unido, Nicolás Ortiz and Carlos Ross.
Personal life He is the cousin of the brothers Luciano and Darwin Araya Escobar, both footballers from the Coquimbo Unido youth system.
Honours O'Higgins Chilean Primera División: 2013 Apertura Supercopa de Chile: 2014
Cobresal Chilean Primera División: 2015 Clausura
Individual Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014
References
External links Carlos Escobar at Football-Lineups