Aarón Ñíguez

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Aarón
Personal information
Full name Aarón Ñíguez Esclápez
Date of birth 26 April 1989 (1989-04-26) (age 22)
Place of birth Elche, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Almería
Number 9
Youth career
Caja de Elche
2000–2006 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Valencia B 29 (4)
2007–2011 Valencia 0 (0)
2007 → Xerez (loan) 8 (0)
2008 → Iraklis (loan) 12 (3)
2008–2009 → Rangers (loan) 3 (1)
2009–2010 → Celta (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 → Recreativo (loan) 28 (5)
2011– Almería 11 (1)
National team
2004–2005 Spain U16 4 (3)
2005–2006 Spain U17 10 (6)
2006–2008 Spain U19 23 (8)
2009 Spain U20 11 (7)
2008–2009 Spain U21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ñíguez and the second or maternal family name is Esclápez.

Aarón Ñíguez Esclápez (born 26 April 1989 in Elche, Alicante, Valencian Community), simply Aarón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as a midfielder.

A product of Valencia CF's youth system, he was capped by Spain at various youth levels.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

A product of Valencia CF's youth system, Aarón made his first-team debut on 5 December 2006 against A.S. Roma, in the season's UEFA Champions League. He came on as a substitute and played 27 minutes in the 1–0 away defeat, and spent his first professional season with the B club in the third division, appearing regularly but suffering relegation.

After starting the 2007–08 season on loan with second division side Xerez CD, Aarón switched in the January transfer window to Iraklis FC in Greece. He scored his first goal for the Thessaloniki side on 16 March 2008, with a penalty kick, in a 1–0 win against Panionios FC, after his acrobatic bicycle kick was blocked by an opponent's hand.

[edit] Rangers

On 13 August 2008, Aarón joined Scottish Premier League club Rangers on a two-year loan deal, with an option to buy.[1] He made his official debut for the team in the 7–1 defeat of Hamilton Academical on 6 December, coming on as a second-half substitute and immediately creating a goal for compatriot Nacho Novo.[2] He scored his first competitive goal for Rangers in a Scottish Cup tie against Third Division side Forfar Athletic, and was booked for removing his shirt in celebration;[3] his second goal also came in the Cup, against Hamilton from the penalty spot, in what was his first start for the club.

On 7 June 2009, it was announced that the two-year loan would be terminated and Ñíguez returned to Valencia on the 30th.[4]

[edit] Return to Spain

On 30 August 2009, still on loan from Valencia, Aarón joined Celta de Vigo in the second division, appearing in less than one third of the matches during the season due to a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury.[5] For 2010–11, in the same predicament, he moved to another club in that level, Recreativo de Huelva.

In July 2011, Aarón terminated his contract with Valencia, and signed a five-year deal with another side in division two, UD Almería.[6]

[edit] International career

Aarón played in the 2006 UEFA European Football Championship for Spain's U-17, finishing as the fourth top scorer in the tournament with two goals. He was also a key member of the U-19 side that won the following year's European Championship, beating Greece in the final.

Ñíguez made his debut for the U21s on 18 November 2008, in a 1–4 friendly loss to Portugal.[7]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
2006–07 Valencia B Segunda División B 29 4 - - N/A N/A - - 29 4
2006–07 Valencia La Liga - - 2 0 N/A N/A 1 0 3 0
2007–08 Xerez Segunda División 8 0 1 0 N/A N/A - - 9 0
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Iraklis Superleague Greece 12 3 2 1 - - - - 14 4
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2008–09 Rangers Scottish Premier League 3 0 2 2 - - - - 5 2
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
2009–10 Celta Segunda División 11 0 2 0 N/A N/A - - 13 0
2010–11 Recreativo Segunda División 28 5 2 0 N/A N/A - - 30 5
Total Spain 76 9 7 0 - - 1 0 84 9
Greece 12 3 2 1 - - - - 14 4
Scotland 3 0 2 2 - - - - 5 2
Career total 91 12 9 3 - - 1 0 103 15

[edit] International

[edit] Spain U20

International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 April 2009 Petrosport Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 0–2 0–2 Friendly
2 25 June 2009 Stadio Valle Anzuca, Francavilla al Mare, Italy  Tunisia 2–2 2–2 2009 Mediterranean Games
3 29 June 2009 Stadio Valle Anzuca, Francavilla al Mare, Italy  Albania 2–0 3–0 2009 Mediterranean Games
4 25 September 2009 Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Tahiti 1–0 8–0 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
5 25 September 2009 Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Tahiti 2–0 8–0 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
6 1 October 2009 Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Venezuela 0–2 0–3 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
7 5 October 2009 Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Italy 1–2 1–3 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

[edit] Spain U21

International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2009 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechenstein  Liechtenstein 0–4 0–4 2011 European Championship qualifier

[edit] Honours

Rangers FC
Spain U19
Spain U20

[edit] Personal

Ñíguez comes from a football family: his father, José Antonio (aka Boria), played several years with Elche CF – including the 1984–85 season in La Liga – as a striker.[8]

His older brother, Jony (another midfielder), was also brought up at Valencia, spending almost his entire senior career in the lower leagues. The youngest, Saúl, was brought up at Atlético Madrid.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rangers complete Níguez transfer; BBC Sport, 13 August 2008
  2. ^ Rangers 7–1 Hamilton Accies; BBC Sport, 6 December 2008
  3. ^ Forfar 0–4 Rangers; BBC Sport, 18 February 2009
  4. ^ "Debt problems result in Valencia recalling Rangers loan star Aaron Niguez". Daily Record. 31 May 2009. http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport-news/scottish-football/spl/glasgow-rangers-fc/2009/06/07/debt-problems-result-in-valencia-recalling-rangers-loan-star-aaron-niguez-78057-21421934/. Retrieved 8 June 2009. 
  5. ^ "Seis meses sin Aarón [Six months without Aarón]" (in Spanish). Diario Atlántico. 31 May 2009. http://www.atlantico.net/noticia.php?id=91344?visita=1. Retrieved 26 November 2010. 
  6. ^ Aarón, tercer fichaje del Almería (Aarón, third Almería signing); Almería's website, 11 July 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ^ Portugal plunder Iberian bragging rights; UEFA.com, 18 November 2008
  8. ^ Boria at BDFutbol

[edit] External links

Spain squad – 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Spain
UD Almería – current squad
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