| Brandon Aguilera | |
| Full Name: | Brandon Aguilera Zamora[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Naranjo, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rio Ave |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Carmelita |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Alajuelense |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Guanacasteca (loan) |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Estoril (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Bristol Rovers (loan) |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Rio Ave |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Costa Rica U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps4: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:28, 4 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:12, 18 November 2024 (UTC) |
Brandon Aguilera Zamora (born 28 June 2003) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave and the Costa Rica national team.
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]
On 2 July 2024, Aguilera signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9] [10]
A youth international for Costa Rica since 2018, Aguilera made his senior team debut against the United States on 30 March 2022.[11] [12] In November 2022 he was named to the 26-man Costa Rica squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13]
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 8 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | ||
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