Érick Aguirre
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 February 1997||
Place of birth | La Ruana, Michoacán, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Monterrey | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2015 | Morelia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Morelia | 37 | (2) |
2016–2021 | Pachuca | 142 | (6) |
2021– | Monterrey | 17 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Mexico U17 | 12 | (0) |
2015 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (0) |
2016–2021 | Mexico U23 | 21 | (0) |
2018– | Mexico | 10 | (0) |
Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 December 2021 |
Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla (born 23 February 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Liga MX club Monterrey.
Club career[]
Morelia[]
Aguirre made his senior debut with Morelia on 8 August 2014, in a 0–0 goalless draw.[2] He would score his first goal with the team on 19 September 2014 in a 3–2 loss against UNAM.[3]
Pachuca[]
On 8 June 2016, it was declared that Aguirre was purchased by Pachuca.[4] He would score his first goal with the team on 20 January 2018 against Lobos, adding the third tally where Pachuca won 3–1.
Monterrey[]
On 3 July 2021, Aguirre joined Monterrey.[5]
International career[]
Mexico U-17[]
Aguirre participated in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama. With Mexico winning the tournament, the team would go on to qualify to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Aguirre would also go on to participated in the U-17 World Cup. During the final against Nigeria, he would score an own goal at the 9th minute as Mexico would go on to lose 3–0.
Mexico U-20[]
Aguirre was called up by Sergio Almaguer to participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica.[6] Mexico would go on winning the tournament.[7] Aguirre was then called up to participate in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with Mexico in New Zealand, where he would appear in all three group stage matches but Mexico would finish last in the group.[8]
Mexico U-23[]
On 18 September 2015, Aguirre was selected by coach Raúl Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship.[9] Mexico would go onto the final, winning 2–0 over Honduras.[10]
On 7 July 2016, Aguirre was named in Mexico's 18-man squad that would participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[11] He would only appear in two group stage matches as Mexico would be eliminated in the group stage.[12]
In May 2019, he was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament.[13] He would go on to appear in all matches as Mexico won third place in the competition.[14]
He also participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing as squad captain,[15] where Mexico won the competition. He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Mexican Olympic team.[16]
Mexico national team[]
Mexico interim manager, Ricardo Ferretti, called up Aguirre for the first time for September friendlies against Uruguay and the United States.[17] He would make his debut with the national team on 11 September 2018 in a friendly match against the United States, losing 1–0.[18]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 15 March 2022[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Morelia | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 17 | 2 | 4[a] | 2 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 4 | ||||
Pachuca | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 25 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 26 | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | 28 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||||
Total | 142 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 7 | ||
Monterrey | 2020–21 | Liga MX | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Career total | 196 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 231 | 12 |
International[]
- As of match played 8 December 2021[20]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
Style of play[]
Capable of playing as a holding midfielder or as a full-back, he has been described as able "to see the game in slow motion," innately possessing a perception of space of the players around him, and the vision to distribute passes.[21][22]
He was listed in The Guardian's list of Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football.[23]
Honours[]
Morelia
Pachuca
Monterrey
Mexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2013
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2013
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2015
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2015, 2020
- Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020[24]
Individual
References[]
- ^ a b c "Erick Germain Aguirre Tafolla". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Sierra, Axel (14 August 2014). "Erick Aguirre, motivado por su debut con Monarcas". Quadratin. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Morelia 2 - Pumas 3". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Erick Aguirre, una promesa que llega al Pachuca". Univision. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Bienvenido, Erick Aguirre, nuevo jugador de Rayados". C.F. Monterrey. 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Almaguer define a sus guerreros para el Mundial Sub 20". Excelsior. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "En penales, México se proclama campeón de Premundial sub 20". Excelsior. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "México Sub 20, listo para el Mundial en Nueva Zelanda". Milenio. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Lista definitiva de la Selección Mexicana Sub 22 para el Preolímpico". Univision. 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Mexico 2, Honduras 0". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Definida la convocatoria del Tri para Juegos Olímpicos". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Rivas, Cristian (11 August 2016). "Murió el campeón; México, fuera de los Juegos Olímpicos". Mexico.as.com (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". FMFStateOfMind.com. 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Experiencia en torneos juveniles dio a Aguirre capitanía en el Tri Sub23".
- ^ "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020". 5 July 2021.
- ^ Sánchez Camacho, Antonio (29 August 2018). ""Tuca" Ferretti revela convocatoria de México". Mi Morelia. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Martínez, Enrique (11 September 2018). "Con Lainez y Alvarado de titulares y 4 debuts más, así va el Tri vs. EE.UU". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Érick Aguirre at Soccerway
- ^ Érick Aguirre at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Marshall, Tom (14 April 2016). "Morelia's Erick Aguirre dreaming of Olympic glory with Mexico". ESPN.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (30 December 2016). "Lozano, Pineda, Montes, Pizarro and Aguirre are El Tri's ones to watch". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Blight, Garry (14 October 2014). "Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "TSG announces CMOQ Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
External links[]
- Erick Germain Aguirre Tafolla at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- Érick Aguirre at the International Olympic Committee
- Érick Aguirre at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Érick Aguirre at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Uruapan
- Footballers from Michoacán
- Association football fullbacks
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico youth international footballers
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Mexico
- Mexico international footballers
- Atlético Morelia players
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Liga MX players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics