Érick Aguirre

Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla (born 23 February 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Pachuca and the Mexico national team. A versatile player, he can play as a full-back and midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguirre and the second or maternal family name is Tafolla.
Érick Aguirre
Aguirre playing against South Korea at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997[1]
Place of birth La Ruana, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pachuca
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2015 Morelia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Morelia 37 (2)
2016– Pachuca 126 (4)
National team‡
2013 Mexico U17 12 (0)
2015 Mexico U20 9 (0)
2016– Mexico U23 12 (0)
2018– Mexico 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2020

Club career

Morelia

Aguirre made his senior debut with Morelia on 8 August 2014, in a 0–0 goalless draw.[2] He would score his first goal with the team on 19 September 2014 in a 3–2 loss against UNAM.[3]

Pachuca

On 8 June 2016, it was declared that Aguirre was purchased by Pachuca.[4] He would score his first goal with the team on 20 January 2018 against Lobos, adding the third tally where Pachuca won 3–1.

International career

Mexico U-17

Aguirre participated in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama. With Mexico winning the tournament, the team would go on to qualify to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Aguirre would also go on to participated in the U-17 World Cup. During the final against Nigeria, he would score an own goal at the 9th minute as Mexico would go on to lose 3–0.

Mexico U-20

Aguirre was called up by Sergio Almaguer to participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica.[5] Mexico would go on winning the tournament.[6] Aguirre was then called up to participate in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with Mexico in New Zealand, where he would appear in all three group stage matches but Mexico would finish last in the group.[7]

Mexico U-23

On 18 September 2015, Aguirre was selected by coach Raúl Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship.[8] Mexico would go onto the final, winning 2–0 over Honduras.[9]

On 7 July 2016, Aguirre was named in Mexico's 18-man squad that would participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[10] He would only appear in two group stage matches as Mexico would be eliminated in the group stage.[11]

In May 2019, he was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament.[12] He would go on to appear in all matches as Mexico won third place in the competition.[13]

Mexico national team

Mexico interim manager, Ricardo Ferretti, called up Aguirre for the first time for September friendlies against Uruguay and the United States.[14] He would make his debut with the national team on 11 September 2018 in a friendly match against the United States, losing 1–0.[15]

Style of play

Capable of playing as a holding midfielder or as a full-back, he has been described as able "to see the game in slow motion," innately possessing a perception of space of the players around him, and the vision to distribute passes.[16][17]

He was listed in The Guardian's list of Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football.[18]

Honours

Club
Morelia
Pachuca

International
Mexico

Individual

References
  1. "Erick Germain Aguirre Tafolla". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. Sierra, Axel (14 August 2014). "Erick Aguirre, motivado por su debut con Monarcas". Quadratin. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "Morelia 2 - Pumas 3". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. "Erick Aguirre, una promesa que llega al Pachuca". Univision. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. "Almaguer define a sus guerreros para el Mundial Sub 20". Excelsior. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. "En penales, México se proclama campeón de Premundial sub 20". Excelsior. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. "México Sub 20, listo para el Mundial en Nueva Zelanda". Milenio. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. "Lista definitiva de la Selección Mexicana Sub 22 para el Preolímpico". Univision. 18 September 2015.
  9. "Mexico 2, Honduras 0". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  10. "Definida la convocatoria del Tri para Juegos Olímpicos". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. Rivas, Cristian (11 August 2016). "Murió el campeón; México, fuera de los Juegos Olímpicos". Mexico.as.com (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  12. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  13. "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". FMFStateOfMind.com. 15 June 2019.
  14. Sánchez Camacho, Antonio (29 August 2018). ""Tuca" Ferretti revela convocatoria de México". Mi Morelia. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  15. Martínez, Enrique (11 September 2018). "Con Lainez y Alvarado de titulares y 4 debuts más, así va el Tri vs. EE.UU". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  16. Marshall, Tom (14 April 2016). "Morelia's Erick Aguirre dreaming of Olympic glory with Mexico". ESPN.
  17. Marshall, Tom (30 December 2016). "Lozano, Pineda, Montes, Pizarro and Aguirre are El Tri's ones to watch". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  18. Blight, Garry (14 October 2014). "Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  19. "TSG announces CMOQ Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

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