Felipe Aguilar
Personal information
Full name Felipe Aguilar Mendoza[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Independiente
(on loan from Athletico Paranaense)
Number 26
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 18 (1)
2021–2022 → Atlético Nacional (loan) 23 (0)
2022–2023 → Lanús (loan) 20 (0)
2023– → Independiente (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2013 Colombia U20 11 (1)
2015–2016 Colombia Olympic 3 (0)
2016– Colombia 3 (0)
Medal record
 Colombia
Copa América Centenario
Bronze medal – third place2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:51, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2017

Felipe Aguilar Mendoza (born 20 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Independiente, on loan from Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.

Club career

Atlético Nacional

Aguilar was born in Medellín, and joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup at the age of 12.[2] 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.[3]

In January 2013, after finishing his formation, Aguilar moved to fellow Categoría Primera A side Alianza Petrolera on loan.[4] He made his professional debut on 16 February, starting in a 4–0 away loss against his parent club.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] Three days later, he was officially announced as the club's second signing of the season, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Athletico Paranaense

On 18 March 2020, Aguilar agreed to a four-year contract with fellow top tier side Athletico Paranaense,[11] for a rumoured fee of R$ 10 million for 50% of his federative rights.[12]

In June 2021, Aguilar returned to Colombia to join Atlético Nacional on a one-year loan, with an option to join them permanently.[13]

On 1 July 2022, Aguilar joined Argentine Primera División club Lanús on a one-year loan.[14] In August 2023, he switched sides and joined Independiente on a 1.5 year loan, after his parent club indicated that he was not part of their plans for the current season.[15]

International career

Aguilar represented Colombia at under-20 level in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship[16] 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.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 November 2023[20]
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 110103[lower-alpha 4]000—150
2021 00000071—71
Total 110103071—221
Atlético Nacional (loan) 2021 Categoría Primera A 13 0 3 0 — — — 16 0
2022 10 0 0 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Total 23 0 3 0 2 0 — — 28 0
Lanús (loan) 2022 Argentine Primera División 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2023 15 0 0 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 — — 20 0
Independiente (loan) 2023 Argentine Primera División 8 0 0 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Career total 2311345290201303017
  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. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista

International

As of 15 January 2019.[21]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201620
201710
Total30

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

International

Colombia U20

Colombia

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Aguilar recuperó su lugar en Nacional" [Aguilar recovered his place at Nacional] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "¡Gracias Felipe!" [Thanks Felipe!] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Zagueiro Felipe Aguilar é o novo reforço do Santos FC" [Stopper Felipe Aguilar is the new addition of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "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 Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "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 Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Athletico acerta a contratação do zagueiro colombiano Felipe Aguilar" [Athletico sign Colombian stopper Felipe Aguilar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dinheiro de Aguilar faz Santos "respirar" em meio à paralisação" [Aguilar's money makes Santos "breath" amidst the standstill] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Felipe Aguilar confirmó las ofertas que descartó para volver a Nacional". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  14. ↑ "Lanús ya tiene su segunda incorporación que viene desde Colombia - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  15. ↑ "Fin de los rumores: ¡Felipe Aguilar ya fue anunciado por su nuevo equipo!". OneFootball (in Spanish). 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ Felipe Aguilar at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Felipe Aguilar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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