Pablo Aguilar (footballer, born 1987)

Pablo César Aguilar Benítez (born 2 April 1987) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Pablo Aguilar
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Aguilar with América in 2016
Personal information
Full name Pablo César Aguilar Benítez[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Sportivo Luqueño 82 (8)
2008–2009 Colón 34 (3)
2009–2010 San Luis 31 (2)
2010–2011Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 32 (2)
2011–2012Sportivo Luqueño (loan) 18 (0)
2012–2013Tijuana (loan) 32 (6)
2013 Tijuana 17 (1)
2014–2017 América 135 (15)
2018 Tijuana 20 (0)
2018–2022 Cruz Azul 122 (11)
International career
2007– Paraguay 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:16, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2016 (UTC)

From March to July 2017, Aguilar served a ten-match suspension after head-butting a referee.

Club career

Early career

Aguilar won the Paraguayan Primera División title with his first club, Sportivo Luqueño, in 2007. He then transferred to Argentine Primera División side Colón de Santa Fe, where he played for one year. Subsequently, Aguilar played for San Luis of the Mexican Primera División, before joining Argentine Primera's side Arsenal de Sarandí.[2]

Tijuana

In 2012, Aguilar was sent on loan to Club Tijuana. He started in 20 matches for the club during the Apertura tournament, which Tijuana won, defeating Toluca in the final, even scoring one of the goals himself.

América

On 18 December 2013, it was announced that Aguilar was transferred to Club América, with the announcement being made on the club's Twitter account. On 8 March 2017, during the Copa MX round-of-16 match against Tijuana, Aguilar headbutted referee Fernando Hernández. Despite initially being given a ten-game suspension, a strike by the referee's association protesting the punishments of Aguilar and Enrique Triverio of Toluca[3] ultimately led to a revised year-long ban for Aguilar from any official football activity.[4][5] On 31 March, it was reported that both Aguilar and Triverio would appeal their bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6]

Cruz Azul

In the summer of 2018, Aguilar officially became a player for Cruz Azul. On 21 July 2018, Aguilar debuted in a 3–0 victory against Puebla and played the 90 minutes.

International career

As of 3 June 2015, Aguilar has played in 22 games with the Paraguay national team, scoring four times. He scored his first goal on 17 October 2012 in the 1–0 victory against Peru.

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 October 2012Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Peru1–01–02014 World Cup qualifier
2.15 November 2012Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque Guatemala2–03–1Friendly
3.3–1
4.6 February 2013Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción El Salvador1–03–0Friendly

Personal life

In 2015, Aguilar became a naturalized Mexican citizen.[7]

Honours

Sportivo Luqueño

Tijuana

América

Cruz Azul

Individual

See also

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto: List of Players" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "Pablo Aguilar acordó su incorporación a Arsenal de Sarandí". Noticias Paraguayas NP (in Spanish). 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. "Árbitros atribuyen huelga a sanciones contra Aguilar y Triverio" [Referees attribute strike to sanctions against Aguilar and Triverio] (in Spanish). Diario Récord. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. "Mexico footballers get stiffer sanctions after protest". BBC News. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. "Liga MX hands Aguilar, Triverio yearlong suspensions, paving was for refs to return". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  6. "Pablo Aguilar apelará su sanción ante el TAS" [Pablo Aguilar to appeal his ban to CAS] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  7. "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  8. "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.
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