Javier Aquino
Mexican footballer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ aˈkino], born 11 February 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[4]
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Full name | Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 34)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ixhuatán, Oaxaca, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger, full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Tigres UANL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo[3] | 49 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Cruz Azul | 78 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Villarreal | 44 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Tigres UANL | 300 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2018 | Mexico | 54 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 |
Aquino made his debut with Cruz Azul in 2010, playing in over 70 league matches until his transfer to Spanish Liga Adelante club Villarreal in January 2013, with whom he gained promotion to La Liga that same season. In 2014, he was loaned out to Rayo Vallecano. After a quiet performance with Rayo Vallecano, in 2015 he returned to Mexico to join Tigres UANL.
Aquino has been called up to the Mexico U-23 national team, where he was a part of the squads playing at the 2011 Copa América, the 2011 Pan American Games, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Mexico won the gold medal. He made his debut with the senior national team in 2011, and participated in the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, as well as the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.