Israel Escalante

Israel Enoc Escalante (born 9 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, on loan from Boca Juniors.

[1][4] He spent six years progressing through their ranks, before departing on loan in July 2020 to Categoría Primera A side Independiente Medellín.

[5][6][7][8] He made his senior debut under manager Aldo Bobadilla on 16 September, featuring for fifty-five minutes of a Copa Libertadores group stage defeat to Caracas; he came off the bench to replace Andrés Rodríguez in the first half.

[9] His first league match arrived days later versus Alianza Petrolera, which was followed by an appearance against parent club Boca in the Libertadores; he left at half time of a narrow loss.

[9] Escalante scored his first senior goal on 8 October 2020 in a league win for Independiente Medellín over Cúcuta Deportivo, which was followed by another on 25 October at home to Deportivo Cali.