Brandon Aguilera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Aguilera Zamora[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Naranjo, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bristol Rovers (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Estoril (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Costa Rica U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Costa Rica U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 17 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 15 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Brandon Aguilera Zamora (born 28 June 2003) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers on loan from 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 team's under 23 squad.[3]
On 1 February 2024, Aguilera joined League One club Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made an impressive debut for the club two days after signing, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Exeter City, smashing the ball into the top corner from twenty yards.[5][6] In just his third match of his loan spell however, he picked up a hamstring injury, having to temporarily return to his parent club.[7] At the Bristol Rovers end of season awards, he was awarded the club's Goal of the Season for his debut strike.[8]
International career
A youth international for Costa Rica since 2018, Aguilera made his senior team debut against the United States on 30 March 2022.[9][10] In November 2022 he was named to the 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 April 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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[a] | 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 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Guanacasteca (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga FPD | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
Estoril (loan)
|
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2023–24[13] | League One | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 79 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 8 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in CONCACAF League, one appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 27 March 2024[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
Alajuelense
Individual
- Bristol Rovers Goal of the Season: 2023–24[8]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "FOREST SECURE COSTA RICA INTERNATIONAL AGUILERA". Nottingham Forest. 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Agiulera joins Estoril on loan". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Aguilera loaned to Bristol Rovers". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Exeter City 0–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Langstaff, Harry (3 February 2024). "Bristol Rovers player ratings: "mesmeric" and "heroic" 9/10s received in Exeter City victory". Bristol World. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Langstaff, Harry (22 February 2024). "Bristol Rovers confirm loanee returns to Premier League side Nottingham Forest for 'rehab' on injury". Bristol World. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Rovers celebrate campaign at End Of Season Awards". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Brandon Aguilera: Nottingham Forest sign Costa Rica midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest sign Costa Rica teenager Brandon Aguilera from LD Alajuelense". FourFourTwo.
- ^ FCRF [@fedefutbolcrc] (3 November 2022). "Les dejamos la imagen también" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Brandon Aguilera at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Brandon Aguilera in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Aguilera, Brandon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links
Brandon Aguilera at Athletic updates
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