Brandon Aguilera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilera and the second or maternal family name is Zamora.

Brandon Aguilera
Personal information
Full name Brandon Aguilera Zamora[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Naranjo, Costa Rica
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Carmelita 4 (1)
2019–2022 Alajuelense 40 (3)
2021–2023 → Guanacasteca (loan) 28 (6)
2022–2024 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2023 → Estoril (loan) 0 (0)
2024 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 12 (2)
2024– Rio Ave 28 (3)
International career‡
2018 Costa Rica U15 1 (0)
2018–2019 Costa Rica U17 4 (0)
2022 Costa Rica U20 5 (0)
2022– Costa Rica 29 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:43, 7 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:18, 29 June 2025 (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.

Club career

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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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 22 April 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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[b] 0 1 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2023–24[15] League One 12 2 — — — 0 0 12 2
Rio Ave 2024–25 Primeira Liga 25 3 4 0 0 0 — — 29 3
Career total 106 11 6 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 118 11
  1. ^ Two appearances in CONCACAF League, one appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 29 June 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2022 8 0
2023 4 0
2024 12 0
2025 5 0
Total 29 0

Honours

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Alajuelense

Individual

References

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