Aarón Padilla
Aarón Padilla Mota (born August 13, 1977) is a former Mexican footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aarón Padilla Mota | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Querétaro U-17 (Head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Atlante | 69 | (10) |
| 2004–2006 | América | 34 | (15) |
| 2006–2007 | Necaxa | 22 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Atlas | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Jaguares | 15 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Veracruz | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Puebla | 8 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Mexico | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2020– | Querétaro Reserves and Academy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 8, 2012 | |||
Padilla started his career at Atlante in 1998. Despite playing sparsely during his stint at Atlante, he managed to score at least a goal in each season he played in after 2001, attesting to his skill as a goalscoring forward. In 2004, Padilla was transferred to Club América.
In his first season with the Águilas, although only playing for 120 minutes, Padilla scored three goals. In Clausura 2005 season, Aarón was an integral part of the team's title run, scoring seven goals, including three in the playoffs and two in the championship series versus Tecos UAG. His success at the club level led Mexico national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe to select Aaron to play for Mexico in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
He won CONCACAF Champions Cup and became top goalscorer of CONCACAF Champions Cup with 4 goals in 2006.
Aaron Padilla was transferred to Necaxa during the Summer of 2006. He was signed by Atlas for the start of the 2007 Clausura tournament.
Padilla's father, Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, was head of the Referee's Committee in the Mexico First Division.
