MLS Los Angeles FC

LAFC Acquires Defender Franco Escobar from Atlanta United

Published on December 12, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Los Angeles FC News Release


The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced today that the Club has acquired defender Franco Escobar from Atlanta United in exchange for up to $600,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM), which includes $250,000 in GAM in 2022. Atlanta could receive up to $350,000 in GAM in 2023 if certain performance metrics are met, as well as a percentage of a future transfer if Escobar is moved outside of MLS.

"Franco is a talented, proven MLS player who has made an impact in our league," LAFC Co-President & General Manager John Thorrington said. "His ability to play multiple positions and his international experience will make him a great fit in L.A."

Escobar, 26, joined Atlanta United in 2018 from the famed Newell's Old Boys of the Argentinian First Division. He played in a total of 63 regular season MLS matches, starting 58 and scoring two goals and registering five assists from 2018-2020. He made 81 total appearances for Atlanta in all competitions before re-joining Newell's on loan for the 2021 season.

Escobar suffered a foot injury in February with Newell's and appeared in six matches in 2021. With Atlanta, he scored two goals in the 2018 MLS Playoffs, including a goal in the MLS Cup Final against Portland, and netted a game-winning goal against New England in the 2019 MLS Playoffs.

A Rosario, Argentina native, Escobar made 34 career appearances in the Argentine Primera Division before joining Atlanta. He made his professional debut with Newell's on June 7, 2015 against Boca Juniors.

TRANSACTION: The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) acquires defender Franco Escobar from Atlanta United in exchange for up to $600,000 in General Allocation Money, which includes $250,000 in GAM in 2022, and up to $350,000 in General Allocation Money in 2023 based on performance metrics.

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