Brian Aguirre

Brian Aguirre
Personal information
Full name Brian Nicolás Aguirre[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003[2]
Place of birth Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe Province, Argentina[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Estudiantes
(on loan from Boca Juniors)
Number 28
Youth career
2015–2021 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Newell's Old Boys 58 (4)
2024– Boca Juniors 34 (3)
2026– → Estudiantes (loan) 10 (1)
International career
2019 Argentina U17 3 (0)
2022– Argentina U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:45, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Brian Nicolás Aguirre (born 6 January 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes, on loan from Boca Juniors.[3]

Club career

Aguirre joined Newell's Old Boys' youth academy in 2015. He made his first appearance for the senior squad on 26 April 2021 in a 1–2 loss against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata for the Copa de la Liga Profesional.[4] He renewed his contract with the club at the end of the season.

In September 2022, he suffered a knee injury that left him out of the 2022 season.[5]

International career

Aguirre was called up to the Argentina national under-20 football team for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[6]

In January 2023, he was called up to the Argentina national under-20 football team ahead of the 2023 South American Championship.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 January 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys 2020–21 Argentine Primera División 0010000010
2021 2010200050
2022 8010000090
Boca Juniors 2023 Argentine Primera División 51206100132
2024 71105000131
Career total 100302000150

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brian Aguirre at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Brian Aguirre y Milton Giménez son los nuevos refuerzos on Boca Juniors official
  4. ↑ "Quién es Brian Aguirre, juvenil promesa de Newell's que surgió de nuestra región". Criterio (in Spanish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Se confirmó la lesión de Brian Aguirre: sufrió un esguince en su rodilla izquierda". RedBoing (in Spanish). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Convocados de la Sub 20 para el Torneo Maurice Revello" [Sub 20: all the information on the Maurice Revello Tournament]. afa.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lista oficial de convocados de la Selección Sub 20 para el Sudamericano". AFA (in Spanish). 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.