Érick Aguirre

Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla (born 23 February 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club Monterrey.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguirre and the second or maternal family name is Tafolla.
Érick Aguirre
Aguirre with Monterrey at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Personal information
Full name Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997[1]
Place of birth La Ruana, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Team 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 59 (2)
International career‡
2013 Mexico U17 12 (0)
2015 Mexico U20 11 (0)
2016–2021 Mexico U23 21 (0)
2018– Mexico 13 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

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 Pumas 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 BUAP, adding the third tally where Pachuca won 3–1.

Monterrey

On 3 July 2021, Aguirre joined Monterrey.[5]

International career

Youth

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.

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]

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. Aguirre won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[16]

Senior

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 senior 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 23 September 2023[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Morelia 2014–15 Liga MX 17242——214
2015–16 20030——230
Total 37272——444
Pachuca 2016–17 Liga MX 250—8[lower-alpha 1]1—331
2017–18 26240—3[lower-alpha 2]0332
2018–19 28060——340
2019–20 27140——311
2020–21 363———363
Total 142614081301677
Monterrey 2020–21 Liga MX ——1[lower-alpha 1]0—10
2021–22 261——2[lower-alpha 2]0281
2022–23 291———291
2023–24 40——5[lower-alpha 3]090
Total 592001070672
Career total 238102129110027813
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 11 June 2022[20]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 201840
201940
202120
202230
Total130

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

Individual

References
  1. "Erick Germain Aguirre Tafolla". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. Sierra, Axel (14 August 2014). "Erick Aguirre, motivado por su debut con Monarcas". Quadratin. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "Morelia 2 - Pumas 3". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. "Erick Aguirre, una promesa que llega al Pachuca". Univision. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. "Bienvenido, Erick Aguirre, nuevo jugador de Rayados". C.F. Monterrey. 3 July 2021.
  6. "Almaguer define a sus guerreros para el Mundial Sub 20". Excelsior. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. "En penales, México se proclama campeón de Premundial sub 20". Excelsior. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. "México Sub 20, listo para el Mundial en Nueva Zelanda". Milenio. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. "Lista definitiva de la Selección Mexicana Sub 22 para el Preolímpico". Univision. 18 September 2015.
  10. "Mexico 2, Honduras 0". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  11. "Definida la convocatoria del Tri para Juegos Olímpicos". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  12. Rivas, Cristian (11 August 2016). "Murió el campeón; México, fuera de los Juegos Olímpicos". Mexico.as.com (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  13. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  14. "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". FMFStateOfMind.com. 15 June 2019.
  15. "Experiencia en torneos juveniles dio a Aguirre capitanía en el Tri Sub23".
  16. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020". 5 July 2021.
  17. Sánchez Camacho, Antonio (29 August 2018). ""Tuca" Ferretti revela convocatoria de México". Mi Morelia. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  18. 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.
  19. Érick Aguirre at Soccerway
  20. Érick Aguirre at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. Marshall, Tom (14 April 2016). "Morelia's Erick Aguirre dreaming of Olympic glory with Mexico". ESPN.
  22. Marshall, Tom (30 December 2016). "Lozano, Pineda, Montes, Pizarro and Aguirre are El Tri's ones to watch". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  23. Blight, Garry (14 October 2014). "Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  24. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  25. "TSG announces CMOQ Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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