Eduardo Aguirre (footballer)

Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara (born 3 August 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club 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) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 19
Youth career
2013–2017 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Santos Laguna 86 (16)
2017–2018 → Tampico Madero (loan) 35 (3)
National team‡
2015 Mexico U17 7 (1)
2017 Mexico U20 9 (2)
2018 Mexico U21 8 (9)
2019–2021 Mexico U23 12 (4)
2021– Mexico 2 (0)
Honours
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 December 2021

He 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

He started his youth career at Santos Laguna in 2013 and broke into the senior team in 2017. He subsequently joined Tampico 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, he 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 part of the roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[8] 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.[9] He would score Mexico's 2 goals in the entire tournament, scoring a penalty in their 2–1 loss against Venezuela[10] and giving Mexico the lead against Haiti but eventually tying 1–1,[11] ending up as last in Group B with 1 point.[12]

He was called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Mexican Olympic team.[13]

Senior

Aguirre received his first call-up to the Mexico 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.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 May 2022[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos Laguna 2018–19 Liga MX 50–2[lower-alpha 1]1–71
2019–20 1435[lower-alpha 2]4––197
2020–21 378–––378
2021–22 305–2[lower-alpha 1]0–325
Total 86165441—9521
Tampico Madero (loan) 2017–18 Ascenso MX 2334[lower-alpha 2]3——276
2018–19 1202[lower-alpha 2]1——121
Total 35364——417
Career total 12119118410013628
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearances in Copa MX

International
As of match played 8 December 2021[16]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202120
Total20

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. "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN Deportes. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. "Convocatoria oficial para los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018". Miseleccion.mx. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  10. "MEX - VEN 1:2 (1:0)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  11. "HAI - MEX 1:1 (1:1)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  12. "México vs Haití: El Tri Sub-21 se despide de Barranquilla 2018". Marca. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  13. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020".
  14. "Eduardo Aguirre recibiría oportunidad de Gerardo Martino". www.90min.com. October 15, 2021.
  15. Eduardo Aguirre at Soccerway
  16. Eduardo Aguirre at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  18. "L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 11 June 2018.
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