| Felipe Aguilar | |
| Fullname: | Felipe Aguilar Mendoza[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Medellín, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Currentclub: | Independiente (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alianza Bernal |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atlético Nacional |
| Years1: | 2011–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Nacional |
| Caps1: | 67 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Alianza Petrolera (loan) |
| Caps2: | 66 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Santos |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020– |
| Clubs4: | Athletico Paranaense |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Atlético Nacional (loan) |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Lanús (loan) |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | → Independiente (loan) |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Colombia Olympic |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam3: | Colombia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:32, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 25 January 2017 |
Felipe Aguilar Mendoza (born 20 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Independiente, on loan from Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.
Aguilar was born in Medellín, and joined Atlético Nacional's youth setup at the age of 12.[2] On 23 March 2011, while still a youth, he made his first team debut by starting in a 2–0 away loss against Deportivo Rionegro, for the year's Copa Colombia.[3]
In January 2013, after finishing his formation, Aguilar moved to fellow Categoría Primera A side Alianza Petrolera on loan.[4] He made his professional debut on 16 February, starting in a 4–0 away loss against his parent club.[5]
Aguilar scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2013, his team's third in a 4–0 away rout of Cúcuta Deportivo, for the national cup. He then became a regular starter at Alianza before returning to Nacional in January 2016.[6] Initially a backup to Alexis Henríquez and Davinson Sánchez, he became a regular starter after Sánchez's departure to Ajax.
On 15 January 2019, Atlético Nacional announced that they had accepted an offer from Santos for Aguilar.[7] Three days later, he was officially announced as the club's second signing of the season, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[8]
Aguilar made his debut for the club on 27 January 2019, replacing Jean Mota in a 2–0 Campeonato Paulista home win against São Paulo. 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 Copa do Brasil.[9]
Initially a first-choice, Aguilar was demoted to fourth-choice in September 2019 (behind Gustavo Henrique, Lucas Veríssimo and new signing Luan Peres), mainly due to individual errors.[10]
On 18 March 2020, Aguilar agreed to a four-year contract with fellow top tier side Athletico Paranaense,[11] for a rumoured fee of R$ 10 million for 50% of his federative rights.[12]
In June 2021, Aguilar returned to Colombia to join Atlético Nacional on a one-year loan, with an option to join them permanently.[13]
On 1 July 2022, Aguilar joined Argentine Primera División club Lanús on a one-year loan.[14] 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.[15]
Aguilar represented Colombia at under-20 level in the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship[16] and the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 23 May 2016, he was included in José Pékerman's 23-man list for the Copa América Centenario.[17]
Aguilar made his full international debut on 11 June 2016, starting in a 3–2 loss against Costa Rica at the NRG Stadium in Houston.[18] In that year, he also represented the under-23s, being initially named for the 2016 Summer Olympics but being cut from the final squad due to injury.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Nacional | 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[20] | 0 | — | 2[21] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[22] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[23] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||||
| Alianza Petrolera (loan) | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 2014 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 2015 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 77 | 4 | ||||||
| Santos | 2019 | Série A | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2[24] | 0 | 13[25] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2020 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Nacional (loan) | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Lanús (loan) | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Independiente (loan) | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 230 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 310 | 7 | |||
| Colombia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Atlético Nacional
Colombia U20
Colombia