José Escalante
José Alberto Escalante Rápalo (born 29 May 1995) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Honduran Liga Nacional club Motagua, on loan from Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.
.jpg.webp) 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | (on loan from Cavalry FC) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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 | 84 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | → Vida (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Motagua (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Honduras U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Honduras U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Honduras U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2019 | |||
Club career
Olimpia
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
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
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.
Loan to Motagua
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]
International career
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
| 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 | |
| Total | 201 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 19 | ||
Honours
Calvary
- Canadian Premier League Finals runner-up: 2019
- Canadian Premier League (regular season): Spring 2019, Fall 2019
References
- "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign six players | Houston Dynamo".
- "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. 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 at Soccerway
External links
- José Escalante at Soccerway
- José Escalante at USL Championship