Felipe Aguilar Mendoza (born 20 January 1993) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Atlético Nacional

Aguilar was born in

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, and joined

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's youth setup at the age of 12. On 23 March 2011, while still a youth, he made his first team debut by starting in a 2–0 away loss against

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, for the year's

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. In January 2013, after finishing his formation, Aguilar moved to fellow

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side Alianza Petrolera on loan. He made his professional debut on 16 February, starting in a 4–0 away loss against his parent club. Aguilar scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2013, his team's third in a 4–0 away rout of

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, for the national cup. He then became a regular starter at Alianza before returning to Nacional in January 2016. Initially a backup to Alexis Henríquez and Davinson Sánchez, he became a regular starter after Sánchez's departure to

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Santos

On 15 January 2019, Atlético Nacional announced that they had accepted an offer from Santos for Aguilar. Three days later, he was officially announced as the club's second signing of the season, after agreeing to a four-year contract. Aguilar made his debut for the club on 27 January 2019, replacing

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in a 2–0

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home win against

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. His first goal abroad came on 7 March, as he scored the last in a 4–0 home win over América-RN, for the year's

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. Initially a first-choice, Aguilar was demoted to fourth-choice in September 2019 (behind Gustavo Henrique,

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and new signing

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), mainly due to individual errors.

Athletico Paranaense

On 18 March 2020, Aguilar agreed to a four-year contract with fellow top tier side Athletico Paranaense, for a rumoured fee of R$ 10 million for 50% of his federative rights. In June 2021, Aguilar returned to Colombia to join

on a one-year loan, with an option to join them permanently. On 1 July 2022, Aguilar joined

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club

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on a one-year loan. In August 2023, he switched sides and joined Independiente on a 1.5 year loan, after his parent club indicated that he was not part of their plans for the current season.

International career

Aguilar represented

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at under-20 level in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and the

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. On 23 May 2016, he was included in José Pékerman's 23-man list for the

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. Aguilar made his full international debut on 11 June 2016, starting in a 3–2 loss against

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at the

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. In that year, he also represented the under-23s, being initially named for the

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but being cut from the final squad due to injury.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional *

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International

Colombia U20 *

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Colombia *

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: Third place

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar, Felipe 1993 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Colombia Footballers from Medellín Colombia men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Copa América Centenario players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders Atlético Nacional footballers Alianza Petrolera F.C. players Santos FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Categoría Primera A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Argentine Primera División players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Copa Libertadores–winning players