Javier Aquino

Javier Aquino

Aquino with Mexico at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Ixhuatán, Oaxaca, Mexico[1]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, full-back
Team information
Current team	Tigres UANL
Number	20
Youth career
2005–2010	Cruz Azul
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Cruz Azul Hidalgo[3]	49	(5)
2010–2013	Cruz Azul	78	(7)
2013–2015	Villarreal	44	(1)
2014–2015	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)	24	(0)
2015–	Tigres UANL	317	(26)
International career
2011–2012	Mexico U23	31	(2)
2011–2018	Mexico	54	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico Olympic Games 2012 London Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024

Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ aˈkino], born 11 February 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an Olympic gold medalist.^[4]

Aquino made his debut with Cruz Azul in 2010, playing in over 70 league matches until his transfer to Spanish Liga Adelante club Villarreal in January 2013, with whom he gained promotion to La Liga that same season. In 2014, he was loaned out to Rayo Vallecano. After a quiet performance with Rayo Vallecano, in 2015 he returned to Mexico to join Tigres UANL.

Aquino has been called up to the Mexico U-23 national team, where he was a part of the squads playing at the 2011 Copa América, the 2011 Pan American Games, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Mexico won the gold medal. He made his debut with the senior national team in 2011, and participated in the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, as well as the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.