Pablo César Aguilar Benítez (born 2 April 1987) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back who plays for Sportivo Luqueño.
_-_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8F.jpg) Aguilar with América in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo César Aguilar Benítez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Sportivo Luqueño | 82 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Colón | 34 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | San Luis | 31 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Tijuana (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2013 | Tijuana | 17 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | América | 135 | (15) |
| 2018 | Tijuana | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Cruz Azul | 122 | (11) |
| 2022 | Libertad | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sportivo Luqueño | 40 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Paraguay | 28 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 | |||
From March to July 2017, Aguilar served a ten-match suspension after head-butting a referee.
Club career edit
Early career edit
Aguilar won the Paraguayan Primera División title with his first club, Sportivo Luqueño, in 2007. He then transferred to Argentine Primera División side Colón de Santa Fe, where he played for one year. Subsequently, Aguilar played for San Luis of the Mexican Primera División, before joining Argentine Primera's side Arsenal de Sarandí.[2]
Tijuana edit
In 2012, Aguilar was sent on loan to Club Tijuana. He started in 20 matches for the club during the Apertura tournament, which Tijuana won, defeating Toluca in the final, even scoring one of the goals himself.
América edit
On 18 December 2013, it was announced that Aguilar was transferred to Club América, with the announcement being made on the club's Twitter account. On 8 March 2017, during the Copa MX round-of-16 match against Tijuana, Aguilar headbutted referee Fernando Hernández. Despite initially being given a ten-game suspension, a strike by the referee's association protesting the punishments of Aguilar and Enrique Triverio of Toluca[3] ultimately led to a revised year-long ban for Aguilar from any official football activity.[4][5] On 31 March, it was reported that both Aguilar and Triverio would appeal their bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6]
Cruz Azul edit
In the summer of 2018, Aguilar officially became a player for Cruz Azul. On 21 July 2018, Aguilar debuted in a 3–0 victory against Puebla and played the 90 minutes.
International career edit
As of 3 June 2015, Aguilar has played in 22 games with the Paraguay national team, scoring four times. He scored his first goal on 17 October 2012 in the 1–0 victory against Peru.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2012 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción |  Peru |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 15 November 2012 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque |  Guatemala |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 3–1 | |||||
| 4. | 6 February 2013 | Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción |  El Salvador |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Personal life edit
In 2015, Aguilar became a naturalized Mexican citizen.[7]
Honours edit
Sportivo Luqueño
Tijuana
América
Cruz Azul
- Liga MX: Guardianes 2021
- Copa MX: Apertura 2018
- Campeón de Campeones: 2021
- Supercopa MX: 2019
- Leagues Cup: 2019
Individual
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto: List of Players" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Pablo Aguilar acordó su incorporación a Arsenal de Sarandí". Noticias Paraguayas NP (in Spanish). 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Árbitros atribuyen huelga a sanciones contra Aguilar y Triverio" [Referees attribute strike to sanctions against Aguilar and Triverio] (in Spanish). Diario Récord. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Mexico footballers get stiffer sanctions after protest". BBC News. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Liga MX hands Aguilar, Triverio yearlong suspensions, paving was for refs to return". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Pablo Aguilar apelará su sanción ante el TAS" [Pablo Aguilar to appeal his ban to CAS] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Especial: Crece el número de naturalizados en la Liga MX | Futbol Mexicano | TelevisaDeportes.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.
External links edit
- Pablo Aguilar – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Pablo Aguilar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo César Aguilar – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)