Maurice Escalona
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Escalona [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1980 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oranjestad, Aruba[3] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Bubali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Bubali | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | RCA | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | River Plate | 6 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Scheveningen | 14 | (10) |
| 2006–2009 | RCA | 38 | (18) |
| 2009–2010 | Bubali | 16 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Britannia | 8 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | RCA | 18 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Bubali | 8 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | RCA | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bubali | 7 | (5) |
| Total | 118 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Aruba U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Aruba U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004-2015 | Aruba | 11 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | RCA (youth coach) | ||
| 2021–2022 | RCA (head coach) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Unistars (head coach) | ||
| 2025–2026 | Sporting (head coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maurice Escalona (born 27 January 1980), commonly known as Maurice, is an Aruban former footballer and current manager. He played primarily as a forward, left winger, most notably for RCA in the Aruban Division di Honor. Escalona was also a former member of the Aruba national football team.
Honours
RCA
- Aruban Division di Honor: 2007-08, 2011-12
- Torneo Copa Betico Croes: 2011–12, 2021–22
Britannia
- Aruban Division di Honor: 2008–09
- Torneo Copa Betico Croes: 2008–09, 2010–11
Manager
Sporting
- Aruban Division di Honor:
- Runners-Up: 2025–26
Career statistics
| Aruba national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 4 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 February 2004 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |  Suriname | 1–2 | Lost | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 2. | 27 March 2004 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | Suriname | 8–1 | Lost | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 3. | 31 October 2010 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao |  Bonaire | 3–3 | Draw | 2010 ABCS Tournament | |||||
| 4. | 8 July 2011 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |  Saint Lucia | 4–2 | Won | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 5. | 16 November 2013 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | Bonaire | 2–1 | Lost | 2013 ABCS Tournament | |||||
| Correct as of 16 February 2013[4][5][6][7] | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Aruba - M. Escalona - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Aruba - M. Escalona - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Aruba - M. Escalona - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ Report at nonfifafootball.blogspot.co.uk
- ↑ Report at fifa.com Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Report at fifa.com Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Report at fifa.com
- Maurice Escalona at National-Football-Teams.com