Érick Aguirre
Mexican footballer (born 1997)
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Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla (born 23 February 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club Monterrey.
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| Full name | Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1997[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Ruana, Michoacán, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monterrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Morelia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Morelia | 37 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Pachuca | 142 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Monterrey | 95 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Mexico U17 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Mexico U23 | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Mexico | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Pumas UNAM.[3]
Pachuca
On 8 June 2016, Pachuca announced the signing of Aguirre.[4]
Monterrey
International career
Youth
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 participate 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.
Aguirre was called up by Sergio Almaguer to participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica.[6] Mexico would go on winning the tournament.[7] 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.[8]
On 18 September 2015, Aguirre was selected by coach Raúl Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship.[9] Mexico would go onto the final, winning 2–0 over Honduras.[10]
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.[11] He would only appear in two group stage matches as Mexico would be eliminated in the group stage.[12]
In May 2019, he was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament.[13] He would go on to appear in all matches as Mexico won third place in the competition.[14]
He also participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing as squad captain,[15] where Mexico won the competition. He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Aguirre won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[16]
Senior
Mexico interim manager, Ricardo Ferretti, called up Aguirre for the first time for September friendlies against Uruguay and the United States.[17] He would make his debut with the senior national team on 11 September 2018 in a friendly match against the United States, losing 1–0.[18]
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.[19][20]
He was listed in The Guardian's list of Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 July 2025[22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Morelia | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 4 | ||||
| Pachuca | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 25 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 142 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 7 | ||
| Monterrey | 2020–21 | Liga MX | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 21 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 112 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 275 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 323 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 21 March 2024[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
Morelia
Pachuca
Monterrey
Mexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2013
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2013
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2015
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2015, 2020
- Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020[24]
Mexico
Individual