Aarón Quirós

Aaron Quirós
Personal information
Full name Aaron Facundo Quirós
Date of birth (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001
Place of birth Monte Grande
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Atlante
(on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
Number 44
Youth career
–2021 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Banfield 57 (3)
2024– Vélez Sarsfield 37 (0)
2026– → Atlante (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2024– Argentina U23 4 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2026

Aaron Facundo Quirós (born 31 October 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Atlante, on loan from AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol club Vélez Sarsfield.[1]

Club career

A native of Monte Grande,[2] he joined the Banfield youth team at the age of seven years-old. Quirós made his senior first team debut on April 11, 2021, against Rosario Central. On September 10, 2022, scored his first goal in the 2–1 victory against Colón.[3] He signed a new two-year contract on 15 September 2022.[4] In 2023, he became a regular starter for the team.[5] On March 13, 2023, he scored what was the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Boca Juniors.[6]

On 15 July 2024, Vélez Sarsfield announced they had signed Quirós on a three-year contract.[7]

On 28 July 2026, Quirós was loaned to Liga MX club Atlante.[8]

Style of play

A left footed defender,[9] he has displayed the ability to score left-footed direct free kicks.[10][11]

International career

In January 2024 he was called up to the Argentina U23 side for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. He scored goals against Chile U23 and Uruguay U23 as Argentina qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics.[12]

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield

References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Quiros". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Rubio, Jorge (19 February 2024). "Defense of Argentina Sub 23 and Banfield after the draw with River: "Solari says stupid things"". Redgol.cl. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Aaron Quirós, the soccer player from Monte Grande who is part of the U-23 National Team". eldiariosur. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Coppola, Claudio César (15 September 2022). "Aaron Quiróz signed his first contract". Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Aaron Quirós, calmly: "I continue working in the same way". Launion. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Aarón Quirós scored the first for Banfield against Boca". www.ole.com.ar. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bienvenido Aaron / Vélez Sarsfield". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Santiago, Rafael (28 July 2026). "¡Siguen sumando fichajes! Atlante tendrá defensa sudamericano para reforzar su plantilla". OEM.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Aaron Quirós, the central defender that River has in its sights and could be a reinforcement". lapaginamillionaria. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Quirós wins for Banfield in a day of contrasts for Boca and River". besoccer.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Aaron Quirós's rating for his great goal against Independiente Rivadavia". launion.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  12. ↑ Larre, Mariano Luis (26 February 2024). "Quirós' tremendous side in Banfield's draw against Lanús". tycsports. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  13. ↑ O'Sullivan, Joseph. "Vélez Sarsfield Win First League Trophy Since 2013". Forbes. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "¡Vélez ganó la Supercopa Internacional!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 8 July 2025.