Who is Juan Escobar, Cruz Azul's top-scoring defender and how much does he earn?

Juan Marcelo Escobar Chena was born in Luque, Paraguay on July 11, 1995. He is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a right-back and his current team is Cruz Azul of the First Division of Mexico.

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He began his career at the local club Sportivo Luqueño. He was promoted to the first team at the beginning of the 2014 tournament, made his debut in the Primera División on February 16 of that year.

On December 28, 2017, Escobar agreed to a 4-year contract with Cerro Porteño, for the amount of US$1 million. He had a good regular performance in the first campaign in this club, playing as a central defender.

On June 6, 2019, he was transferred to Cruz Azul of Mexico's First Division, the Cementero club paid US$ 5 million for his transfer. On May 30, 2021, he was crowned champion of Mexican soccer with an outstanding performance.

How much does Juan Escobar earn?

According to Salary Sport, the Paraguayan player will earn 75,186.83 dollars a year for the 2021 season, which is equivalent to 1,551,995.27 Mexican pesos.

However, Juan Escobar recently renewed his contract with Cruz Azul for the start of the 2022 season, and among the agreements was a salary increase. At the moment it is not known how much the player receives compared to what he was earning, what is certain is that he is now one of the highest-paid players of La Máquina.

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In addition, his termination clause remained the same as in his original contract, that is, US$10 million for the club that wanted to pay for his federative rights while he is under contract with Cruz Azul.

The Guaraní Juan Escobar arrived at Cruz Azul in June 2019 from Cerro Porteño, and in five short tournaments plus the start of this Clausura 2022 has played 92 matches between League and Liguilla, as well as the 2019 Supercopa MX, the Campeón de Campeones 2021, and four matches of the CONCACAF Champions League, with a total of 13 goals, 23 yellow cards, and no expulsions.

Paraguay national team

He represented Paraguay at the U-20 level at the 2015 South American U-20 Soccer Championship. After this experience and another with the U-23 national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, Escobar was called up to the senior national team on June 21, 2017, for a friendly against Mexico. He made his international debut on July 1, entering during the 2-1 loss to the Aztecs at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

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