Nicolas Escobar Franco
Full name: Nicolas Escobar Franco
Current team: Peñarol
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Argentina
Date of birth: 21 February, 1995 (31 years)
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Weight: 158.7 lb
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €750k
Current team: Peñarol
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Argentina
Date of birth: 21 February, 1995 (31 years)
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Weight: 158.7 lb
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €750k
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TV and streaming coverage by competition
Nicolas Escobar Franco plays as a defender for Peñarol. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.
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Statistics
Nicolas Escobar Franco Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penarol | Primera Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | 1583 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | 1903 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | 2660 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Los Angeles FC | Major League Soccer | 1145 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Newells Old Boys | Primera División | 314 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Atlanta Utd | Major League Soccer | 1378 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Atlanta Utd | Major League Soccer | 1378 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | Atlanta Utd | Major League Soccer | 2102 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Atlanta United 2 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Atlanta Utd | Major League Soccer | 2253 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017/18 | Newells Old Boys | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Newells Old Boys | Primera D Metropolitana | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | Newells Old Boys | Primera D Metropolitana | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2015 | Newells Old Boys | Primera D Metropolitana | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penarol | Supercopa Uruguaya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Houston Dynamo | US Open Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Houston Dynamo | US Open Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Los Angeles FC | US Open Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Atlanta Utd | US Open Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Atlanta Utd | US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penarol | Copa Libertadores | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Houston Dynamo | Leagues Cup | 180 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Houston Dynamo | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 180 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Houston Dynamo | Leagues Cup | 180 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Los Angeles FC | Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Atlanta Utd | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Atlanta Utd | Campeones Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trophies
Nicolas Escobar Franco Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA - MLS | Winner | 2 | 2022, 2018, |
| USA - US Open Cup | Winner | 2 | 2023, 2019, |
| N/C America - Campeones Cup | Winner | 1 | 2019, |
Transfers
Nicolas Escobar Franco Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.01.2026 | Houston Dynamo | Penarol | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| 12.01.2023 | Los Angeles FC | Houston Dynamo | Free agent |
| 12.12.2021 | Atlanta Utd | Los Angeles FC | Transfer |
| 13.12.2021 | Newells Old Boys | Atlanta Utd | Return from loan |
| 09.02.2021 | Atlanta Utd | Newells Old Boys | Loan |
| 01.01.2018 | Newells Old Boys | Atlanta Utd | Transfer |
Sidelined
Nicolas Escobar Franco Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Illness | 12.09.2025 | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| Leg Injury | 21.07.2025 | 23.08.2025 |
| Unknown | 09.03.2025 | 15.03.2025 |
| Knock | 30.01.2025 | 22.02.2025 |
| Unknown | 03.05.2024 | 25.05.2024 |
| Unknown | 08.04.2024 | 26.04.2024 |
| Leg Injury | 24.02.2024 | 27.02.2024 |
