Esteban Espíndola
# Esteban Espíndola

Esteban Ezequiel Espíndola López (born 22 March 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

## 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. In July 2013, Espíndola joined fellow top-flight team Atlético de Rafaela on loan. Over the course of the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División season he made just three appearances for Rafaela. 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. In February 2015, Espíndola joined Primera División side Belgrano.

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. His campaign with the club ended with promotion to the top division. Olimpia of the Liga Nacional in Honduras completed the signing of Espíndola on 18 August 2018. He participated in fourteen fixtures for Olimpia, before terminating his contract in December. In January 2019, Espíndola agreed to sign for Racing de Córdoba in Argentina's Torneo Federal A. He suffered relegation with them. Espíndola then went back to Honduras with Marathón.

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

## International career

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

## Career statistics

    As of 17 February 2021.

Club statistics :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| River Plate | 2013–14 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| River Plate | Total | 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 |
| Nueva Chicago | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgrano | 2015 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Belgrano | 2016 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Belgrano | 2016–17 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Belgrano | 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgrano | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| San Martín (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Olimpia | 2018–19 | Liga Nacional | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Saprissa | 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 96 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 5 |

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

## Honours

### Club

**River Plate**

* U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2012

**Saprissa**

* Liga FPD: Clausura 2021
