Brandon Aguilera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilera and the second or maternal family name is Zamora.

Brandon Aguilera
Personal information
Full name Brandon Aguilera Zamora[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Naranjo, Costa Rica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 41
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Carmelita 4 (1)
2019–2022 Alajuelense 40 (1)
2021–2023 → Guanacasteca (loan) 28 (4)
2022– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2023 → Estoril (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Costa Rica U15 1 (0)
2018–2019 Costa Rica U17 4 (0)
2022– Costa Rica U20 4 (0)
2022– Costa Rica 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:18, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Brandon Aguilera Zamora (born 28 June 2003) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

In July 2022 Premier League side Nottingham Forest announced they had signed Aguilera on a four-year deal from Alajuelense, and would immediately be loaned to fellow Costa Rican side Guanacasteca for six months.[2] In January 2023, Aguilera joined Primeira Liga club Estoril on loan until the end of the season. He played with the teams under 23 squad.[3]

International career

A youth international for Costa Rica since 2018, Aguilera made his senior team debut against the United States on 30 March 2022.[4][5] In November 2022 he was named to the 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 October 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Carmelita 2018–19 Liga FPD 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Alajuelense 2019–20 Liga FPD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 Liga FPD 26 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 29 1
2021–22 Liga FPD 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Total 40 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 45 1
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guanacasteca (loan) 2021–22 Liga FPD 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
Guanacasteca (loan) 2022–23 Liga FPD 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Estoril (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 68 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 73 6

Honours

Alajuelense

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "FOREST SECURE COSTA RICA INTERNATIONAL AGUILERA". Nottingham Forest. 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Agiulera joins Estoril on loan". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Brandon Aguilera: Nottingham Forest sign Costa Rica midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Nottingham Forest sign Costa Rica teenager Brandon Aguilera from LD Alajuelense". FourFourTwo.
  6. ^ FCRF [@fedefutbolcrc] (3 November 2022). "Les dejamos la imagen también" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Brandon Aguilera at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

External links

Brandon Aguilera at Athletic updates