The New York Red Bulls have brought in Panamanian international Fidel Escobar on a one-and-a-half year loan from Sporting San Miguelito FC.

The 22-year-old Escobar started his soccer career with the San Francisco FC academy and made his senior team debut at just 18. He played 16 games for San Francisco, scoring once.

San Francisco FC is the same club New York Red Bulls defender Michael Amir Murillo is on loan from.

Escobar was eventually signed by Sporting San Miguelito before the 2014 season, which saw him play 65 times for the senior team, where he scored six goals, and 14 times for Sporting Club de Portugal B on loan.

Escobar most recently played for Panama in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting three times.

Escobar played for the Panama U-20 team seven times, scoring three goals, including one in the 2015 U-20 World Cup, which was named of the top goals of the tournament.

He made his international senior team debut in 2015 in a friendly against the United States Men's National Team.

He has logged 14 caps for Panama and scored once. His goal, a game-winner, came against Honduras in 2018 World Cup qualification.