Juan Felipe Aguirre

Juan Felipe Aguirre Tabares (born 29 August 1996) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Athletico Paranaense.

Juan Felipe Aguirre

Personal information
Full name	Juan Felipe Aguirre Tabares[1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Athletico Paranaense
Number	33
Youth career
2001–2006	Escuela de la Universidad
2006	Sueños del Fútbol
2007	Envigado
2008–2016	Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Atlético Nacional	0	(0)
2016	→ Leones (loan)	13	(1)
2017–2019	Leones	63	(2)
2019–2021	Celaya	44	(2)
2021–2022	Wanderers	56	(2)
2023–	Atlético Nacional	82	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2025

Club career

Born in Medellín, Aguirre began his career with the Escuela de la Universidad de Antioquia, where he spent five years before joining Sueños del Fútbol.^[2] Having featured for Sueños del Fútbol at the age of nine in the Torneo de Pony Fútbol [es], he went on to join Envigado, spending one season at the age of ten.^[2][3] At the age of eleven, he trialled with Atlético Nacional, and joined the club shortly after.^[2]

Having grown too old to represent the club at youth level, Atlético Nacional loaned him to Categoría Primera B side Leones.^[2][4] Having made his professional debut in the Categoría Primera B in 2016, he helped the side to promotion in the 2017 season, before featuring for the side in the 2018 Categoría Primera A.^[4]

In January 2019, Aguirre moved to Mexico to sign for Ascenso MX side Celaya.^[5] The following season, he established himself in the team, before continuing with the club for the beginning of the 2020–21 season, in which the league was renamed the Liga de Expansión MX.^[4]

After two seasons with Uruguayan side Wanderers, Aguirre returned to Colombia, signing with former club Atlético Nacional ahead of the 2023 season.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Deportivo Pasto on 21 May 2023.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 June 2023.^[8][9]

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
Atlético Nacional	2016	Categoría Primera A	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Leones (loan)	2016	Categoría Primera B	13	1	4[a]	1	–		0	0	17	2
Leones	2017		33	1	0	0	–		0	0	33	1
	2018	Categoría Primera A	30	1	3[a]	1	–		0	0	33	2
	Total		76	3	7	2	0	0	0	0	83	5
Celaya	2018–19	Ascenso MX	13	1	0	0	–		0	0	13	1
	2019–20		22	1	3	0	–		0	0	25	1
	2020–21	Liga de Expansión MX	9	0	0	0	–		0	0	9	0
	Total		44	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	47	2
Wanderers	2021	Uruguayan Primera División	25	2	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	26	2
	2022		31	0	0	0	6[c]	0	0	0	37	0
	Total		56	2	0	0	6	0	1	0	63	2
Atlético Nacional	2023	Categoría Primera A	20	1	0	0	2[d]	0	1[e]	0	23	1
Career total			196	8	10	2	8	0	2	0	216	10

Notes

1. Appearances in the Copa Colombia
2. Appearances in the Supercopa Uruguaya
3. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
5. Appearances in the Superliga Colombiana