Brandon Aguilera

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Brandon Aguilera
Personal information
Full name Brandon Aguilera Zamora [1]
Date of birth (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Naranjo, Costa Rica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 16
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Carmelita 4 (1)
2019–2022 Alajuelense 40 (3)
2021–2023 → Guanacasteca (loan) 28 (6)
2022–2024 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2023 → Estoril (loan) 0 (0)
2024 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 12 (2)
2024– Rio Ave 17 (2)
International career‡
2018 Costa Rica U15 1 (0)
2018–2019 Costa Rica U17 4 (0)
2022 Costa Rica U20 5 (0)
2022– Costa Rica 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Brandon Aguilera Zamora (born 28 June 2003) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave and the Costa Rica national team.

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Club career

In July 2022 Premier League side Nottingham Forest announced they had signed Aguilera on a four-year deal from Alajuelense, and would immediately be loaned to fellow Costa Rican side Guanacasteca for six months. [2] In January 2023, Aguilera joined Primeira Liga club Estoril on loan until the end of the season. He played with the team's under 23 squad. [3]

On 1 February 2024, Aguilera joined League One club Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [4] He made an impressive debut for the club two days after signing, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Exeter City, smashing the ball into the top corner from twenty yards. [5] [6] In just his third match of his loan spell however, he picked up a hamstring injury, having to temporarily return to his parent club. [7] At the Bristol Rovers end of season awards, he was awarded the club's Goal of the Season for his debut strike. [8]

On 2 July 2024, Aguilera signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [9] [10]

International career

A youth international for Costa Rica since 2018, Aguilera made his senior team debut against the United States on 30 March 2022. [11] [12] In November 2022 he was named to the 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 October 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carmelita 2018–19 Liga FPD 4100—000041
Alajuelense 2019–20 Liga FPD2000—000020
2020–21 Liga FPD26100—3 [a] 000291
2021–22 Liga FPD12010—1000140
Total40110—4000451
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 000000——00
2023–24 Premier League 101010——30
Total101010——30
Guanacasteca (loan) 2021–22 Liga FPD18400—0000184
2022–23 Liga FPD10000—0000100
Total28400000000284
Estoril (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 000000000000
Nottingham Forest U21 2023–24 ————1 [b] 010
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2023–24 [15] League One 122———00122
Rio Ave 2024–25 Primeira Liga 600000——60
Career total87820104010958
  1. ↑ Two appearances in CONCACAF League, one appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 18 November 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 202280
202340
2024120
Total240

Honours

Alajuelense

Individual

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  3. ↑ "Agiulera joins Estoril on loan". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Aguilera loaned to Bristol Rovers". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Exeter City 0–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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