Felipe Esquivel

Felipe Esquivel
Personal information
Full name Felipe Gabriel Esquivel
Date of birth (2008-05-12) 12 May 2008
Place of birth Barranqueras, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
River Plate
Number 47
Youth career
Sarmiento
2024– River Plate II
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Argentina U15 14 (3)
2024– Argentina U17 7 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 November 2025

Felipe Gabriel Esquivel (born 12 May 2008) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.

Early life

Esquivel was born on 12 May 2008 in Argentina. The son of Fabiola, he is a native of Barranqueras, Argentina.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Esquivel joined the youth academy of Sarmiento. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of River.[2]

International career

Esquivel is an Argentina youth international. During October 2024, he played for the Argentina national under-15 football team at the 2023 South American U-15 Championship.[3]

Style of play

Esquivel plays as a winger. Argentine news website Radio Facundo Quiroga wrote in 2024 that he "is a right winger, although he can also play as an attacking midfielder. He stands out for his ball control and his ability to beat defenders. He's fast, a good dribbler, likes to provide assists, and gets forward a lot".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "¿Quién es Felipe Esquivel, el chaqueño que desborda talento en River y ya llegó a la Selección?" [Who is Felipe Esquivel, the Chaco native who overflows with talent at River and has already reached the National Team?] (in Spanish). Radio Facundo Quiroga. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Felipe Esquivel at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Quién es Felipe Esquivel, la joya de River que sigue el Barcelona y vale 30 millones" [Who is Felipe Esquivel, the River Plate gem that Barcelona is following and is worth 30 million?] (in Spanish). Bolavip. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.