Felipe Aguilar (footballer)

Felipe Aguilar Mendoza (born 20 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aguilar and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.
Felipe Aguilar
Personal information
Full name Felipe Aguilar Mendoza
Date of birth (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Athletico Paranaense
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2005 Alianza Bernal
2005–2013 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Atlético Nacional 67 (0)
2013–2015 → Alianza Petrolera (loan) 66 (0)
2019–2020 Santos 30 (0)
2020– Athletico Paranaense 1 (0)
National team‡
2013 Colombia U20 11 (1)
2015–2016 Colombia Olympic 3 (0)
2016– Colombia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017

Club career

Atlético Nacional

Aguilar was born in Medellín, and joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup at the age of 12.[1] On 23 March 2011, while still a youth, he made his first team debut by starting in a 2–0 away loss against Deportivo Rionegro, for the year's Copa Colombia.[2]

In January 2013, after finishing his formation, Aguilar moved to fellow Categoría Primera A side Alianza Petrolera on loan.[3] He made his professional debut on 16 February, starting in a 4–0 away loss against his parent club.[4]

Aguilar scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2013, his team's third in a 4–0 away rout of Cúcuta Deportivo, for the national cup. He then became a regular starter at Alianza before returning to Nacional in January 2016.[5] Initially a backup to Alexis Henríquez and Davinson Sánchez, he became a regular starter after Sánchez's departure to Ajax.

Santos

On 15 January 2019, Atlético Nacional announced that they had accepted an offer from Santos for Aguilar.[6] Three days later, he was officially announced as the club's second signing of the season, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[7]

Aguilar made his debut for the club on 27 January 2019, replacing Jean Mota in a 2–0 Campeonato Paulista home win against São Paulo. His first goal abroad came on 7 March, as he scored the last in a 4–0 home win over América-RN, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[8]

Initially a first-choice, Aguilar was demoted to fourth-choice in September 2019 (behind Gustavo Henrique, Lucas Veríssimo and new signing Luan Peres), mainly due to individual errors.[9]

Athletico Paranaense

On 18 March 2020, Aguilar agreed to a four-year contract with fellow top tier side Athletico Paranaense,[10] for a rumoured fee of R$ 10 million for 50% of his federative rights.[11]

International career

Aguilar represented Colombia at under-20 level in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship[12] and the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 23 May 2016, he was included in José Pékerman's 23-man list for the Copa América Centenario.[13]

Aguilar made his full international debut on 11 June 2016, starting in a 3–2 loss against Costa Rica at the NRG Stadium in Houston.[14] In that year, he also represented the under-23s, being initially named for the 2016 Summer Olympics but being cut from the final squad due to injury.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 August 2020[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Nacional 2011 Categoría Primera A 0020———20
2016 1502012[lower-alpha 1]0—2[lower-alpha 2]0310
2017 2302000—1[lower-alpha 3]0260
2018 290606[lower-alpha 4]0—00410
Total 670120180—301000
Alianza Petrolera (loan) 2013 Categoría Primera A 13073———203
2014 28041———321
2015 25000———250
Total 660114———774
Santos 2019 Série A 170712[lower-alpha 5]013[lower-alpha 6]0—391
2020 00000000—00
Total 1707120130—391
Athletico Paranaense 2020 Série A 10000000—10
Career total 1510305200130302175
  1. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista

International
As of 15 January 2019.[17]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201620
201710
Total30

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

International

Colombia U20

Colombia

References
  1. "Aguilar recuperó su lugar en Nacional" [Aguilar recovered his place at Nacional] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "Nacional perdió 2–0 frente a Rionegro por Copa Postobón" [Nacional lost by 2–0 against Rionegro for the Copa Postobón] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "Alianza Petrolera pendiente del Sudamericano y la pretemporada" [Alianza Petrolera pending from South American and the preseason] (in Spanish). Colombia.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Nacional no tuvo problemas para golear 4–0 a Alianza Petrolera" [Nacional had no troubles to thrash Alianza Petrolera by 4–0] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Felipe Aguilar, feliz por jugar en Atlético Nacional" [Felipe Aguilar, happy to play at Atlético Nacional] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. "¡Gracias Felipe!" [Thanks Felipe!] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. "Zagueiro Felipe Aguilar é o novo reforço do Santos FC" [Stopper Felipe Aguilar is the new addition of Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. "Santos se impõe, goleia América-RN e avança na Copa do Brasil" [Santos impose themselves, thrash América-RN and advance in the Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  9. "Felipe Aguilar perde espaço no Santos e hoje é considerado quarta opção para zaga" [Felipe Aguilar loses space at Santos and is now considered fourth-choice for the centre-back] (in Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. "Athletico acerta a contratação do zagueiro colombiano Felipe Aguilar" [Athletico sign Colombian stopper Felipe Aguilar] (in Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. "Dinheiro de Aguilar faz Santos "respirar" em meio à paralisação" [Aguilar's money makes Santos "breath" amidst the standstill] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  12. "Colombia selecciona a sus 22 jugadores para el Sudamericano Sub-20" [Colombia name their 22 players for the Under-20 South American] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. "Convocatoria Colombia: Los 23 de la Selección para Copa América" [Colombia call up: The 23 of the national team for the Copa América] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  14. "Costa Rica venció 3–2 a Colombia en Houston por la Copa América Centenario" [Costa Rica defeated Colombia by 3–2 in Houston for the Copa América Centenario] (in Spanish). Depor. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  15. "Lesión de Felipe Aguilar le abre las puertas olímpicas a Juan Sebastián Quintero" [Felipe Aguiar's injury opens the Olympic doors to Juan Sebastián Quintero] (in Spanish). Caracol Televisión. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  16. Felipe Aguilar at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  17. "Felipe Aguilar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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