Felipe Aguilar (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilarand the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

Felipe Aguilar

Personal information
Full name	Felipe Aguilar Mendoza [1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
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)
2020–2024	Athletico Paranaense	18	(1)
2021–2022	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)	23	(0)
2022–2023	→ Lanús (loan)	20	(0)
2023–2024	→ Independiente (loan)	18	(0)
International career‡
2013	Colombia U20	11	(1)
2015–2016	Colombia Olympic	3	(0)
2016–	Colombia	3	(0)
Medal record   Colombia Copa América Centenario 2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 ‡ 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.

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 15 March 2024 ^[20]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Nacional	2011	Categoría Primera A	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2016		15	0	2	0	12 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	31	0
	2017		23	0	2	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	26	0
	2018		29	0	6	0	6 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		0	0	41	0
	Total		67	0	12	0	18	0	—		3	0	100	0
Alianza Petrolera (loan)	2013	Categoría Primera A	13	0	7	3	—		—		—		20	3
	2014		28	0	4	1	—		—		—		32	1
	2015		25	0	0	0	—		—		—		25	0
	Total		66	0	11	4	—		—		—		77	4
Santos	2019	Série A	17	0	7	1	2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	13 [lower-alpha 6]	0	—		39	1
	2020		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		17	0	7	1	2	0	13	0	—		39	1
Athletico Paranaense	2020	Série A	11	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2021		0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	—		7	1
	Total		11	0	1	0	3	0	7	1	—		22	1
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	9	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2024		8	0	0	0	—		—		—		8	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Career total			230	1	34	5	29	0	20	1	3	0	310	7

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. 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
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	2	0
2017	1	0
Total	3	0

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

• Superliga Colombiana: 2016
• Copa Libertadores: 2016
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2017

International

Colombia U20

• South American Youth Football Championship: 2013

Colombia

• Copa América: Third place 2016

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). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
14. "Lanús ya tiene su segunda incorporación que viene desde Colombia - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
15. "Fin de los rumores: ¡Felipe Aguilar ya fue anunciado por su nuevo equipo!". OneFootball (in Spanish). 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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.

External links

• Felipe Aguilar at National-Football-Teams.com
• Felipe Aguilar at Soccerway