Avilés Hurtado

Avilés Hurtado Herrera (born 20 April 1987 in Timbiqui, Cauca, Colombia)[1] is a professional footballer who currently plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.[2]

Avilés Hurtado
Personal information
Full name Avilés Hurtado Herrera
Date of birth (1987-04-20) April 20, 1987
Place of birth Timbiqui, Cauca, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number 18
Youth career
Depor Aguablanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 América de Cali 40 (6)
2011–2013 Atlético Nacional 66 (12)
2013–2014 Pachuca 38 (4)
2013–2014 → Chiapas (loan) 17 (6)
2015–2016 Chiapas 48 (14)
2016–2017 Tijuana 40 (12)
2017– Monterrey 93 (25)
National team‡
2017 Colombia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2017 (UTC)

He began his career in Colombia before moving to Mexico in 2013, after an underwhelming spell at Pachuca he was bought by Chiapas where he was one of the team's most important players, he moved to Tijuana in 2016 and became one of the best players in the league[3] being named in the season's best XI for the Clausura 2017 tournament where he scored 8 goals, in the summer of 2017 he was purchased by Monterrey for a fee of US$9,000,000 making him the most expensive signing in the history of the club.[4]

Club career

On 15 December 2012, Hurtado sign a four-year contract with Liga MX team CF Pachuca.[5]

In June 2013, the Colombian player and Chiapas F.C. agreed on a season-long loan. He made his debut with Chiapas in a 2-2 tied game against Veracruz, having score twice for the Jaguars.

He returned to Pachuca for the 2014 Apertura.

In December 2014, Hurtado returned to Chiapas for the Liga MX Clausura 2014.

International career

On November 4, 2017 Hurtado was given his first international call-up by Colombia after his performances in Monterrey.

Honours

Club
Monterrey

Individual

References
  1. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". www.ligamx.net.
  2. "Error-404 - Deportes Production". Deportes Production. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. "La mejor versión de Avilés Hurtado desde que llegó al fútbol mexicano - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  4. Cali, Casa Editorial El País. "Monterrey habría pagado 9 millones de dólares por Avilés Hurtado". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  5. "Avilés Hurtado, otro colombiano que ficha el Pachuca".
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