Felipe Aguilar (footballer)
Colombian footballer (born 1993)
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Felipe Aguilar Mendoza (born 20 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Central Córdoba SdE.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Aguilar Mendoza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Central Córdoba SdE | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Alianza Bernal | ||
| 2005–2013 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | Atlético Nacional | 67 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Alianza Petrolera (loan) | 66 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Santos | 30 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Athletico Paranaense | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Lanús (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Independiente (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2025 | Águilas Doradas | 6 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Deportivo Cali | 27 | (2) |
| 2026– | Central Córdoba SdE | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Colombia U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Colombia Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:21, 12 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 January 2017 | |||
Club career
Atlético Nacional
Aguilar was born in Medellín, and joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup at the age of 12.[2] On 23 March 2011, while still a youth, he made his first team debut by starting in a 2–0 away loss against Deportivo Rionegro, for the year's Copa Colombia.[3]
In January 2013, after finishing his formation, Aguilar moved to fellow Categoría Primera A side Alianza Petrolera on loan.[4] He made his professional debut on 16 February, starting in a 4–0 away loss against his parent club.[5]
Aguilar scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2013, his team's third in a 4–0 away rout of Cúcuta Deportivo, for the national cup. He then became a regular starter at Alianza before returning to Nacional in January 2016.[6] Initially a backup to Alexis Henríquez and Davinson Sánchez, he became a regular starter after Sánchez's departure to Ajax.
Santos
On 15 January 2019, Atlético Nacional announced that they had accepted an offer from Santos for Aguilar.[7] Three days later, he was officially announced as the club's second signing of the season, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[8]
Aguilar made his debut for the club on 27 January 2019, replacing Jean Mota in a 2–0 Campeonato Paulista home win against São Paulo. His first goal abroad came on 7 March, as he scored the last in a 4–0 home win over América-RN, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[9]
Initially a first-choice, Aguilar was demoted to fourth-choice in September 2019 (behind Gustavo Henrique, Lucas Veríssimo and new signing Luan Peres), mainly due to individual errors.[10]
Athletico Paranaense
On 18 March 2020, Aguilar agreed to a four-year contract with fellow top-tier side Athletico Paranaense,[11] for a rumoured fee of R$ 10 million for 50% of his federative rights.[12]
In June 2021, Aguilar returned to Colombia to join Atlético Nacional on a one-year loan, with an option to join them permanently.[13]
On 1 July 2022, Aguilar joined Argentine Primera División club Lanús on a one-year loan.[14] In August 2023, he switched sides and joined Independiente on a 1.5 year loan, after his parent club indicated that he was not part of their plans for the current season.[15]
International career
Aguilar represented Colombia at under-20 level in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship[16] and the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 23 May 2016, he was included in José Pékerman's 23-man list for the Copa América Centenario.[17]
Aguilar made his full international debut on 11 June 2016, starting in a 3–2 loss against Costa Rica at the NRG Stadium in Houston.[18] In that year, he also represented the under-23s, being initially named for the 2016 Summer Olympics but being cut from the final squad due to injury.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 March 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | |||
| Alianza Petrolera (loan) | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 77 | 4 | |||||
| Santos | 2019 | Série A | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2[e] | 0 | 13[f] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2020 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Nacional (loan) | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Lanús (loan) | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Independiente (loan) | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 230 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 310 | 7 | ||
- Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
International
- As of 15 January 2019.[21]
| Colombia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Atlético Nacional
International
Colombia U20
Colombia
- Copa América: Third place 2016