Pablo Aguilar (footballer, born 1995)

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Pablo Aguilar
Personal information
Full name Pablo Andrés Aguilar Palacios
Date of birth (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 29)
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)
*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]

  1. ^ "Pablo Aguilar Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Soccer".
  2. ^ "Reading United AC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Pablo Aguilar -". www.uslpdl.com.
  3. ^ a b "Dynamo select midfielder Pablo Aguilar with 59th pick at 2018 MLS SuperDraft". Houston Dynamo. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  4. ^ "RGV FC adds 13 players to roster ahead of 2018 season". Houston Dynamo. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  5. ^ chris.hockman@uslsoccer.com, CHRIS HOCKMAN - (16 March 2018). "Late Goals See RGVFC, Saint Louis End Level".
  6. ^ Guatemala's Antigua signs Rio Grande Valley's Aguilar, efe.com, 27 December 2018
  7. ^ "Israel v Guatemala game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.

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