Pablo Aguilar (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Andrés Aguilar Palacios | ||
| Date of birth | February 21, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | IMG Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Virginia Cavaliers | 75 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Reading United AC | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 27 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Antigua | 46 | (5) |
| 2021 | Comunicaciones | 10 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | Antigua | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Guatemala U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Guatemala | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:09, 29 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Pablo Andrés Aguilar Palacios (born 21 February 1995) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Career
[edit]Youth & College
[edit]Aguilar played four years of college soccer at the University of Virginia between 2014 and 2017. He was named Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference in 2016, and USC Third Team All-South Region and Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference in 2017.[1]
While at college, Aguilar played with USL PDL side Reading United AC in 2017.[2]
Professional
[edit]On 21 January 2017, Aguilar was selected 59th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo.[3] Aguilar joined Houston's United Soccer League affiliate side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in March 2018.[4] He made his professional debut on 16 March 2018, where he opened the scoring in a 1-1 draw with Saint Louis FC.[5]
On 27 December 2018, it was confirmed, that Aguilar had signed with Antigua in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.[6]
Retirement
[edit]On 13 July 2022, Aguilar announced his retirement from professional football, citing to more focus on his family’s business.
International
[edit]He made his debut for Guatemala national football team on 15 November 2018 in a friendly against Israel which Guatemala lost 0–7.[7]
Honours
[edit]- Antigua
Personal
[edit]Aguilar has dual citizenship with Guatemala and the United States.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pablo Aguilar Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Soccer".
- ^ "Reading United AC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Pablo Aguilar -". www.uslpdl.com.
- ^ a b "Dynamo select midfielder Pablo Aguilar with 59th pick at 2018 MLS SuperDraft". Houston Dynamo. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "RGV FC adds 13 players to roster ahead of 2018 season". Houston Dynamo. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ chris.hockman@uslsoccer.com, CHRIS HOCKMAN - (16 March 2018). "Late Goals See RGVFC, Saint Louis End Level".
- ^ Guatemala's Antigua signs Rio Grande Valley's Aguilar, efe.com, 27 December 2018
- ^ "Israel v Guatemala game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Virginia Cavaliers Profile
- Pablo Aguilar at Major League Soccer
- Pablo Aguilar at USL Championship
- Pablo Aguilar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo Aguilar at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Guatemalan emigrants to the United States
- Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers
- Guatemalan men's footballers
- Guatemala men's international footballers
- Houston Dynamo FC draft picks
- Reading United AC players
- Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
- Antigua GFC players
- Soccer players from Florida
- Footballers from Guatemala City
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
- Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players