Aarón Quirós

Aaron Quirós
Personal information
Full name Aaron Facundo Quirós
Date of birth (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Monte Grande
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vélez Sarsfield
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2021 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Banfield 57 (3)
2024– Vélez Sarsfield 5 (0)
International career
2024– Argentina U23 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:13, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Aaron Facundo Quirós (born 31 October 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Vélez Sarsfield.[1]

Club career

A native of Monte Grande,[2] he joined the Banfield youth team at the age of seven years-old. Quirós made his senior first team debut on April 11, 2021, against Rosario Central. On September 10, 2022, scored his first goal in the 2–1 victory against Colón.[3] He signed a new two-year contract on 15 September 2022.[4] In 2023, he became a regular starter for the team.[5] On March 13, 2023, he scored what was the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Boca Juniors.[6]

On 15 July 2024, Vélez Sarsfield announced they had signed Quirós on a three-year contract.[7]

Style of play

A left footed defender,[8] he has displayed the ability to score left-footed direct free kicks.[9][10]

International career

In January 2024 he was called up to the Argentina U23 side for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. He scored goals against Chile U23 and Uruguay U23 as Argentina qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Quiros". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ Rubio, Jorge (19 February 2024). "Defense of Argentina Sub 23 and Banfield after the draw with River: "Solari says stupid things"". Redgol.cl. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Aaron Quirós, the soccer player from Monte Grande who is part of the U-23 National Team". eldiariosur. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ Coppola, Claudio César (15 September 2022). "Aaron Quiróz signed his first contract". Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Aaron Quirós, calmly: "I continue working in the same way". Launion. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Aarón Quirós scored the first for Banfield against Boca". www.ole.com.ar. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Bienvenido Aaron / Vélez Sarsfield". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Aaron Quirós, the central defender that River has in its sights and could be a reinforcement". lapaginamillionaria. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Quirós wins for Banfield in a day of contrasts for Boca and River". besoccer.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Aaron Quirós's rating for his great goal against Independiente Rivadavia". launion.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. ^ Larre, Mariano Luis (26 February 2024). "Quirós' tremendous side in Banfield's draw against Lanús". tycsports. Retrieved 4 June 2024.


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