Jorge Aguirre (footballer, born 2000)

Jorge Aguirre
Personal information
Full name Jorge Aguirre de Céspedes
Date of birth (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000
Place of birth Lesaka, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Panetolikos
(on loan from Gil Vicente)
Number 9
Youth career
2016–2018 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Real Sociedad C 45 (10)
2020–2023 Real Sociedad B 52 (6)
2022Mirandés (loan) 8 (0)
2023–2024 Osasuna B 37 (5)
2024– Gil Vicente 31 (3)
2025–Panetolikos (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2025– Cuba 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

Jorge Aguirre de Céspedes (born 5 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Panetolikos, on loan from Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente. Born in Spain, he plays for the Cuba national team.

Club career

Born in Lesaka, Navarre to a Cuban mother,[1] Aguirre joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2016, from Beti Gazte KJKE.[2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 25 August 2018, starting in a 2–0 Tercera División away win over SD San Pedro.[3]

Aguirre scored his first senior goal on 2 September 2018, netting the C's fifth in a 6–0 home routing of Zamudio SD.[4] He first appeared with the reserves on 1 November 2020; after coming on as a late substitute for Daniel Garrido, he scored the side's third in a 3–0 home win over CD Laredo, after just 46 seconds on the field.[2]

Aguirre made his professional debut with the B-side on 31 December 2021, replacing Luca Sangalli late into a 2–3 loss at SD Eibar in the Segunda División championship.[5] The following 20 January, he moved on loan to fellow second division side CD Mirandés for the remainder of the season.[6]

On 19 June 2023, Aguirre signed a one-year deal with another reserve team, CA Osasuna B in Primera Federación.[7]

On 3 July 2024, Aguirre signed a three-year deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Jorge Agirre, entre Lesaka, Portugal y Cuba: "Yo intento hacer mi camino, si no es en un lado, es en otro"".
  2. ^ a b "Jorge Aguirre, el pistolero más rápido" [Jorge Aguirre, the fastest gunman] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Victoria para empezar" [Victory to start] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Festival de goles" [Goal festival] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Expósito le regala un fin de año feliz al Eibar justo al final" [Expósito gives a happy end of the year to Eibar right in the end] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Cedido al CD Mirandés" [Loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Osasuna Promesas incorpora al navarro Jorge Aguirre" [Osasuna Promesas sign the Navarre Jorge Aguirre] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. ^ "JORGE AGUIRRE É REFORÇO" [JORGE AGUIRRE IS REINFORCEMENT] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.