Nicolás Aguirre (footballer)
Nicolás Diego Aguirre (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas aˈɣire]; born 27 June 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF as a central midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolás Diego Aguirre[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 June 1990||
Place of birth | Chabás, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Granada | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal de Sarandí | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2015 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 109 | (10) |
2010–2011 | → Atlético Rafaela (loan) | 27 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Lanús | 58 | (8) |
2018 | Chongqing Lifan | 5 | (0) |
2018– | Granada | 15 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:41, 12 July 2018 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Chabás, Aguirre graduated from the youth setup of Arsenal de Sarandí and made his first team debut on 9 November 2008, in a 1–0 defeat against Boca Juniors.[2] On 29 March 2010, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against San Lorenzo. In July, he was loaned to second tier club Atlético Rafaela.[3]
After amassing more than 100 appearances for Arsenal, Aguirre moved to Lanús on 12 February 2015 as a replacement for the injured Sebastián Leto.[4] On 12 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Banfield.[5] In June 2016, he suffered a muscle injury in his leg, which ruled him out of play for 1 month.[6] With the signing of Miguel Almirón, his playing time became limited in the 2016 season.[7]
On 2 February 2018, Aguirre moved abroad for the first time and joined Chinese Super League club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan.[8]
On 8 July 2018, Aguirre joined Segunda División side Granada CF, a club also owned by Jiang Lizhang, for one year on a free transfer.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 19 May 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal de Sarandí | 2008–09[10] | Primera División | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2009–10[10] | Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
2011–12[10] | Primera División | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 47 | 4 | |
2012–13[10] | Primera División | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 37 | 6 | |
2013–14[10] | Primera División | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
2014[10] | Primera División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 109 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 141 | 14 | ||
Atlético Rafaela (loan) | 2010–11[10] | Primera B Nacional | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
Lanús | 2015[10] | Primera División | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 29 | 7 |
2016[10] | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
2016–17[10] | Primera División | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
2017–18[10] | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 58 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 80 | 11 | ||
Chongqing Lifan | 2018[10] | Chinese Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Granada | 2018–19[10] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 199 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 254 | 26 |
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
References
- "Nicolas Aguirre". BDFA. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Un golazo de Riquelme puso a Boca en lo más alto [A goal by Riquelme put Boca on the top]" (in Spanish). Infobae. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ""Cambio todos mis goles por uno igual a ese" ["I change all my goals for one equal to that"]" (in Spanish). Ole. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Nicolás Aguirre, nuevo refuerzo de Lanús [Nicolás Aguirre, new reinforcement of Lanús]" (in Spanish). Goal. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Arias y Guidi, la esquina de la felicidad [Arias and Guidi, the corner of happiness]". Club Lanús. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Que bajón, Bicho [What a downer, Bicho]" (in Spanish). Ole. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Un volante y un delantero, en la mira [A steering wheel and a forward, in the sight]" (in Spanish). El Dia. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Un futbolista chabasense se va al fútbol chino [A Chabasense footballer goes to Chinese football]" (in Spanish). Casil da Plus. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Nicolás Aguirre, nuevo jugador del Granada CF". Granada CF (in Spanish). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- "N. Aguirre". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
External links
- Nicolás Aguirre at Soccerway