Esteban Espíndola

Esteban Ezequiel Espíndola López (born 22 March 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saprissa.[1]

Esteban Espíndola

Espíndola in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Esteban Ezequiel Espíndola López
Date of birth	22 March 1992
Place of birth	San Martín, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team	Saprissa
Number	5
Youth career
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	River Plate	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	3	(0)
2014	Nueva Chicago	0	(0)
2015–2018	Belgrano	17	(0)
2017–2018	→ San Martín (loan)	15	(0)
2018	Olimpia	10	(0)
2019	Racing de Córdoba	6	(0)
2019–2020	Marathón	28	(3)
2020–	Saprissa	17	(2)
National team
2007	Argentina U15
2009	Argentina U17	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Espíndola began his career with Argentine Primera División club River Plate, appearing on the bench twice in the league prior to making his debut in the 2012–13 Copa Argentina against Estudiantes.[1] In July 2013, Espíndola joined fellow top-flight team Atlético de Rafaela on loan.[3] Over the course of the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División season he made just three appearances for Rafaela.[1] 2014 saw him join Primera B Nacional's Nueva Chicago on a permanent deal, however he left less than a year later without making an appearance.[4] In February 2015, Espíndola joined Primera División side Belgrano.[1][4]

After twenty appearances in all competitions in his first three seasons with Belgrano, Espíndola was loaned out to Primera B Nacional team San Martín in August 2017.[1][5] His campaign with the club ended with promotion to the top division.[1] Olimpia of the Liga Nacional in Honduras completed the signing of Espíndola on 18 August 2018.[1] He participated in fourteen fixtures for Olimpia, before terminating his contract in December.[1][6] In January 2019, Espíndola agreed to sign for Racing de Córdoba in Argentina's Torneo Federal A.[7] He suffered relegation with them.[1] Espíndola then went back to Honduras with Marathón.[8]

On 11 August 2019, Espíndola scored the first goal of his senior career during a 1–1 draw with former club Olimpia.[1] After further strikes against Honduras Progreso and Real Sociedad, Espíndola switched Honduras for Costa Rica on 9 July 2020 by agreeing terms with Saprissa.[1][9][10] He signed a one-year contract and received the shirt number five.[9][10][11]

International career

Espíndola has represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level,[12] making three appearances for the latter at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.[1][13] He scored in the aforementioned tournament, converting a penalty in a group stage match against Germany.[1]

Career statistics

As of 8 February 2021.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2012–13	Primera División	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	2013–14	Primera División	3	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
Nueva Chicago	2014	Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Belgrano	2015	Primera División	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	4	0
	2016		2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2016–17		11	0	3	0	—		0	0	0	0	14	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		17	0	3	0	—		0	0	0	0	20	0
San Martín (loan)	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	15	0	0	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
Olimpia	2018–19	Liga Nacional	10	0	0	0	—		—		4[lower-alpha 2]	0	14	0
Racing de Córdoba	2018–19	Torneo Federal A	6	0	—		—		—		0	0	6	0
Marathón	2019–20	Liga Nacional	28	3	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	32	3
Saprissa	2020–21	Liga FPD	17	2	—		—		0	0	0	0	17	2
Career total			95	5	4	0	—		2	0	8	0	109	5

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the Liga Nacional play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF League

Honours

River Plate[1]

• U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2012

References

1. "Esteban Espíndola profile". Soccerway. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
2. "Esteban Espíndola". World Football. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
3. "Espíndola López debutará en Atlético ante All Boys". Diario Castellanos. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
4. "Quién es Esteban Espíndola, el jugador que tendrá su oportunidad en Belgrano". Mundod Lavoz. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
5. "San Martín sumó a Espindola como nuevo refuerzo". La Gaceta. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
6. "Real España sondea el fichaje del argentino Esteban Espíndola". Diez. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
7. "Racing presentó a su único refuerzo para la Reválida del Federal A". Mundo D - La Voz. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
8. "¡OFICIAL! Esteban Espíndola regresa a Honduras y ficha por el Marathón". Diez. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
9. "Comunicado Oficial: Esteban Espíndola reforzará la defensa de Saprissa". Saprissa. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
10. "¡Oficial! Esteban Espíndola, formado en River Plate, ficha con Saprissa". La República. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
11. "Saprissa presenta sus refuerzos y el argentino Esteban Espíndola portará el número 5". Diez. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
12. "Sub 15: Argentina lo dio vuelta ante Paraguay". Clarín. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
13. "Esteban Espíndola". FIFA. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links

• Esteban Espíndola at Soccerway