Eduardo Aguirre (footballer)

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]

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 Aguirre and 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[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) 6 (1)
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
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022

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 8 October 2023[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos Laguna 2018–19 Liga MX 50–2[lower-alpha 1]1–71
2019–20 14354––197
2020–21 378–––378
2021–22 305–2[lower-alpha 1]0–325
2022–23 224———224
Total 108205441—11725
Tampico Madero (loan) 2017–18 Ascenso MX 23343——276
2018–19 12021——141
Total 35364——417
Atlas (loan) 2023–24 Liga MX 61——3[lower-alpha 2]091
Career total 14924118413016733
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 31 August 2022[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202120
202210
Total30

Honours

Mexico Youth

Individual

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.
  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.
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