Eduardo Aguirre (footballer)

This article is about the Mexican association football player. For the diplomat, see Eduardo Aguirre (diplomat). For the Ecuadorian physician, see Eduardo Estrella Aguirre.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguirreand the second or maternal family name is Lara.

Eduardo Aguirre

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara [1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-03) 3 August 1998 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth	San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Atlas (on loan from Santos Laguna)
Number	30
Youth career
2013–2017	Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Santos Laguna	108	(20)
2017–2018	→ Tampico Madero (loan)	35	(3)
2023–	→ Atlas (loan)	25	(6)
International career‡
2015	Mexico U17	7	(1)
2017	Mexico U20	9	(2)
2018	Mexico U21	8	(9)
2019–2021	Mexico U23	12	(4)
2021–	Mexico	3	(0)
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022

Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara (born 3 August 1998), also known as El Mudo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Atlas, on loan from Santos Laguna. ^[2]

Aguirre represented Mexico in various youth levels, especially at the 2018 Toulon Tournament, representing the Mexico U21 team, where he was the top scorer with 7 goals. ^[3]

Club career

Aguirre started his youth career at Santos Laguna in 2013 and broke into the senior team in 2017. He subsequently joined Tampico Madero on loan in 2017, where he would have his senior debut against Zacatepec on 22 July 2017, finishing with a 0–0 draw. On 14 February 2018, he would score his first senior goal against Universidad de Guadalajara in a 4–2 victory. ^[4]

On 16 February 2020, Aguirre scored his first goal against Tigres UANL in a 2–1 victory, managing to score both goals for his team. ^[5]

International career

Youth

He was part of the roster that participated in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. ^[6] In the round-of-16 match against Chile, he would score Mexico's third goal at the 69th minute where the team won 4–1. ^[7]

He was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[8]

He was part of the roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament. ^[9] He was the top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals. ^[3]

He was also part of the roster that participated at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. ^[10] He would score Mexico's 2 goals in the entire tournament, scoring a penalty in their 2–1 loss against Venezuela ^[11] and giving Mexico the lead against Haiti but eventually tying 1–1, ^[12] ending up as last in Group B with 1 point. ^[13]

In May 2019, Aguirre was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament, ^[14] where Mexico finished third in the tournament. ^[15]

Ruled out for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship as it was not a FIFA-sanctioned tournament, Aguirre was called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team. ^[16]

Senior

Aguirre received his first call-up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 27 October 2021 in a friendly match against Ecuador, coming in as a substitute in the 65th minute for Santiago Giménez. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 March 2024 ^[18]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos Laguna	2018–19	Liga MX	5	0	–		2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	–		7	1
	2019–20		14	3	5	4	–		–		19	7
	2020–21		37	8	–		–		–		37	8
	2021–22		30	5	–		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	–		32	5
	2022–23		22	4	—		—		—		22	4
	Total		108	20	5	4	4	1	—		117	25
Tampico Madero (loan)	2017–18	Ascenso MX	23	3	4	3	—		—		27	6
	2018–19		12	0	2	1	—		—		14	1
	Total		35	3	6	4	—		—		41	7
Atlas (loan)	2023–24	Liga MX	19	6	—		—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	22	6
Career total			162	29	11	8	4	1	3	0	180	38

1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 31 August 2022 ^[19]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2021	2	0
	2022	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Mexico Youth

• CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2015
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020 ^[20]

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Golden Boot: 2018 ^[3]
• Toulon Tournament Best XI: 2018 ^[21]

References

1. "Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara". Ligamx.net. FMF. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
2. "Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1999-03-13. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
3. "England win third straight Toulon Tournament title after victory over Mexico". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
4. "Estadística de Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara". Ascenso MX. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
5. "Eduardo Aguirre se destapó con doblete para que Santos domara a Tigres en Torreón". MedioTiempo.com. 16 February 2020.
6. "Se reveló lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17". MedioTiempo. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
7. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile Mexico Chile 4-1". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
8. "Convocatoria de la SNM Sub-20 para la Copa del Mundo de la FIFA Corea 2017". miseleccion.mx. FMF. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
9. "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN Deportes. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
10. "Convocatoria oficial para los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018". Miseleccion.mx. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
11. "MEX - VEN 1:2 (1:0)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
12. "HAI - MEX 1:1 (1:1)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
13. "México vs Haití: El Tri Sub-21 se despide de Barranquilla 2018". Marca. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
14. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
15. "Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
16. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020".
17. "Eduardo Aguirre recibiría oportunidad de Gerardo Martino". www.90min.com. October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
18. Eduardo Aguirre at Soccerway
19. Eduardo Aguirre at National-Football-Teams.com
20. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
21. "L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 11 June 2018.

External links

• Eduardo Aguirre at Liga MX (in Spanish)