Diego Aguirre (Spanish footballer)

Diego Aguirre Parra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo aˈɣire ˈpara]; born 17 October 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger or left-back.

Diego Aguirre
Personal information
Full name Diego Aguirre Parra
Date of birth (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Toledo, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, left-back
Youth career
Toledo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Toledo B 41 (9)
2011–2014 Toledo 58 (7)
2014–2018 Rayo Vallecano 37 (3)
2014–2015Leganés (loan) 36 (2)
2015–2016Oviedo (loan) 24 (0)
2018–2019 Zaragoza 20 (0)
2019–2021 Apollon Limassol 25 (1)
2021 Numancia 12 (0)
2021–2022 Deportivo La Coruña 18 (0)
2022–2023 Fuenlabrada 35 (0)
2023 Manchego 13 (2)
2024 Zamora 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Club career

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Aguirre was born in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha. He finished his formation in CD Toledo's youth ranks, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2009–10 campaign, playing in the regional leagues.

On 5 December 2010 Aguirre made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw at Manzanares CF in the Tercera División.[1] He scored his first goal on 9 January of the following year, netting the last of a 4–0 home win against CP Villarrobledo.[2]

On 19 July 2012, after appearing regularly with Toledo and being relegated back to the fourth level, Aguirre signed a new deal with the club.[3] He remained as a starter in the following two campaigns, scoring 13 goals in both seasons combined.

On 11 June 2014 Aguirre signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.[4][5] He was officially presented on 15 July, along with Derek Boateng.[6]

On 29 August 2014 Aguirre was loaned to CD Leganés, newly promoted to the Segunda División, in a season-long deal.[7] He played his first match as a professional two days later, replacing Carlos Álvarez in the 62nd minute of a 0–2 away loss against UE Llagostera.[8]

On 12 October 2014 Aguirre scored his first professional goal, netting the first in a 1–2 away loss against Sporting de Gijón.[9] On 26 August 2015 he was loaned to Real Oviedo also in the second tier, for one year.[10]

Returning to Rayo in July 2016, Aguirre contributed with three goals in 19 appearances during the 2017–18 campaign as his side achieved a top-tier promotion. On 12 June 2018, he signed a three-year contract with second division side Real Zaragoza.[11]

On 7 June 2019, Zaragoza reached an agreement with Apollon Limassol for the transfer of Aguirre.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 March 2021[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toledo 2011–12 Segunda División B 23 1 0 0 23 1
2012–13 Tercera División 2 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 Segunda División B 33 6 1 0 2[a] 0 36 6
Total 58 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 61 7
Rayo Vallecano 2015–16 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Segunda División 18 0 1 2 19 2
2017–18 19 3 1 0 20 3
Total 37 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 39 5
Leganés (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División 36 2 1 0 37 2
Oviedo (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 24 0 2 0 26 0
Zaragoza 2018–19 Segunda División 20 0 2 0 22 0
Apollon Limassol 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 18 1 2 0 8[b] 0 28 1
2020–21 7 0 0 0 3[b] 0 10 0
Total 25 1 2 0 11 0 0 0 38 1
Numancia 2020–21 Segunda División B 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 207 13 10 2 11 0 2 0 230 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Rayo Vallecano

References

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  1. ^ "0-0: El Manzanares se gana a pulso un punto ante un Toledo inoperante" [0–0: Manzanares earns point against an ineffective Toledo] (in Spanish). El Digital Deportivo. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "4-0: Goleada del Toledo y liderato en solitario" [4–0: Toledo's routing and sole lead] (in Spanish). El Digital Deportivo. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Diego Aguirre se queda en el Toledo" [Diego Aguirre remains in Toledo] (in Spanish). ABC. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Diego Aguirre, nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Diego Aguirre, new Rayo's player] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Diego Aguirre nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Diego Aguirre new Rayo's player] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Boateng y Aguirre presentados" [Boateng and Aguirre presented] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Diego Aguirre cedido al CD Leganés esta temporada" [Diego Aguirre loaned to CD Leganés this season] (in Spanish). Rayo's official website. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  8. ^ "El Leganés domina pero cosecha su primera derrota en Segunda (2–0)" [Leganés dominates but harvests their first defeat in Segunda (2–0)] (in Spanish). Leganés' official website. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Carlos Castro lanza al Sporting" [Carlos Castro launches Sporting] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Diego Aguirre cedido al Real Oviedo" [Diego Aguirre loaned to Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Diego Aguirre, nuevo refuerzo para el Real Zaragoza" [Diego Aguirre, new addition for Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Acuerdo para el traspaso de Diego Aguirre al Apollon Limassol de Chipre" [Agreement for the transfer of Diego Aguirre to Cyprus' Apollon Limassol] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  13. ^ Diego Aguirre at Soccerway
  14. ^ Diego Aguirre at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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