Érick Aguirre

Érick Aguirre
Personal information
Full name Érick Germain Aguirre Tafolla[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997[1]
Place of birth La Ruana, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Right back
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pachuca
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2015 Morelia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Morelia 37 (2)
2016– Pachuca 63 (2)
National team‡
2013 Mexico U17 12 (0)
2015 Mexico U20 9 (0)
2016– Mexico U23 2 (0)
2018– Mexico 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 11, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 12, 2018

Érick Aguirre (born 23 February 1997 in La Ruana, Michoacán) is a Mexican professional footballer who can play as a right back and midfielder for Pachuca.[2]

Starting his youth career with Morelia in 2012, he broke out into the senior Morelia team in 2014. He participated with the team for 2 years before heading over to Pachuca.

He has participated for the Mexico national football team in the U-17, U-23, and senior levels.

He was listed in The Guardian's list of Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football.[3]

Club career

Morelia

Aguirre made his senior debut with Morelia on 8 August 2014, in a 0–0 tie.[4] He would score his first goal with the team on 19 September 2014 in a 3–2 loss against UNAM.[5]

Pachuca

On 8 June 2016, it was declared that Aguirre was purchased by Pachuca.[6]

International career

Mexico national team

Mexico interim manager, Ricardo Ferretti, called up Aguirre for the first time for September friendlies against Uruguay and the United States.[7] He would make his debut with the national team on 11 September 2018 in a friendly match against the United States, losing 1–0.[8]

Style of play

Tom Marshall of ESPN described Aguirre as, "The cultured midfielder seems to see the game in slow motion, has an excellent temperament and can also play at right-back, where his passing ability adds an extra element to his team's play in possession."[9]

Honors

Club

Pachuca

International

Mexico

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Erick Germain Aguirre Tafolla". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Érick Germain Aguirre Tafolla". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1999-03-13. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  3. ↑ Blight, Garry (14 October 2014). "Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Sierra, Axel (14 August 2014). "Erick Aguirre, motivado por su debut con Monarcas". Quadratin. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Morelia 2 - Pumas 3". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Erick Aguirre, una promesa que llega al Pachuca". Univision. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Sánchez Camacho, Antonio (29 August 2018). ""Tuca" Ferretti revela convocatoria de México". Mi Morelia. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Tom (30 December 2016). "Lozano, Pineda, Montes, Pizarro and Aguirre are El Tri's ones to watch". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

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