Pablo Aguilar (footballer, born 1987)
 Aguilar withAméricain 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo César Aguilar Benítez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Luque,Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Sportivo Luqueño | 82 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Colón | 34 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | San Luis | 31 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | →Arsenal de Sarandí(loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | →Sportivo Luqueño(loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | →Tijuana(loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2013 | Tijuana | 17 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | América | 135 | (15) |
| 2018 | Tijuana | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Cruz Azul | 122 | (11) |
| 2022 | Libertad | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sportivo Luqueño | 40 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Paraguay | 28 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 | |||
Pablo César Aguilar Benítez(born 2 April 1987) is a Paraguayan professionalfootballerwho plays as acentre-backwho plays forSportivo Luqueño.
From March to July 2017, Aguilar served a ten-match suspension after head-butting a referee.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Aguilar won theParaguayan Primera Divisióntitle with his first club,Sportivo Luqueño,in 2007. He then transferred toArgentine Primera DivisiónsideColón de Santa Fe,where he played for one year. Subsequently, Aguilar played forSan Luisof theMexican Primera División,before joining Argentine Primera's sideArsenal de Sarandí.[2]
Tijuana
[edit]In 2012, Aguilar was sent on loan toClub Tijuana.He started in 20 matches for the club during theAperturatournament, which Tijuana won, defeatingTolucain the final, even scoring one of the goals himself.
América
[edit]On 18 December 2013, it was announced that Aguilar was transferred toClub América,with the announcement being made on the club'sTwitteraccount. On 8 March 2017, during theCopa MXround-of-16 match against Tijuana, Aguilar headbutted referee Fernando Hernández. Despite initially being given a ten-game suspension, a strike by the referee's association protesting the punishments of Aguilar andEnrique TriverioofToluca[3]ultimately led to a revised year-long ban for Aguilar from any official football activity.[4][5]On 31 March, it was reported that both Aguilar and Triverio would appeal their bans to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport.[6]
Cruz Azul
[edit]In the summer of 2018, Aguilar officially became a player forCruz Azul.On 21 July 2018, Aguilar debuted in a 3–0 victory against Puebla and played the 90 minutes.
International career
[edit]As of 3 June 2015, Aguilar has played in 22 games with theParaguay national team,scoring four times. He scored his first goal on 17 October 2012 in the 1–0 victory againstPeru.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2012 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco,Asunción |  Peru |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 15 November 2012 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres,Luque |  Guatemala |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 3–1 | |||||
| 4. | 6 February 2013 | Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz,Asunción |  El Salvador |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
[edit]In 2015, Aguilar became a naturalized Mexican citizen.[7]
Honours
[edit]Sportivo Luqueño
Tijuana
América
Cruz Azul
- Liga MX:Guardianes 2021
- Copa MX:Apertura 2018
- Campeón de Campeones:2021
- Supercopa MX:2019
- Leagues Cup:2019
Individual
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto: List of Players"(PDF).p. 2. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 11 December 2015.Retrieved3 December2015.
- ^"Pablo Aguilar acordó su incorporación a Arsenal de Sarandí".Noticias Paraguayas NP(in Spanish). 19 July 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2010.Retrieved21 July2010.
- ^"Árbitros atribuyen huelga a sanciones contra Aguilar y Triverio"[Referees attribute strike to sanctions against Aguilar and Triverio] (in Spanish). Diario Récord. 11 March 2017.Retrieved11 March2017.
- ^"Mexico footballers get stiffer sanctions after protest".BBC News.14 March 2017.Retrieved14 March2017.
- ^"Liga MX hands Aguilar, Triverio yearlong suspensions, paving was for refs to return".Goal.com.Retrieved13 March2017.
- ^"Pablo Aguilar apelará su sanción ante el TAS"[Pablo Aguilar to appeal his ban to CAS] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 March 2017.Retrieved12 April2017.
- ^"Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com".Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved26 July2015.
- ^"Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game".AS.19 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Pablo Aguilar–Liga MXstats at MedioTiempo.com (archived)(in Spanish)
- Pablo Aguilarat National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo César Aguilar – Argentine Primera statisticsat Fútbol XXI(in Spanish)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Paraguay men's international footballers
- Sportivo Luqueño players
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- San Luis F.C. players
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Club América footballers
- Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- 2015 Copa América players
- Footballers from Luque
- Men's association football central defenders
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- Cruz Azul footballers