1. Javier 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 America, the 2011 Pan American Games, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Mexico won the gold medal.
15 Facts About Javier Aquino
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Javier Aquino 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.
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Javier Aquino played for Cruz Azul Lagunas of the third division, where he then traveled to Mexico City to join the club's reserves.
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Javier Aquino was one of the revelations of the tournament, his main virtues being dribbling, speed and passing accuracy.
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Javier Aquino gradually cemented his place into the team's starting eleven as the main right-winger, going on to play for two more years at Cruz Azul, amassing over 90 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.
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On 28 January 2013 it was announced that Javier Aquino was transferred to Villarreal CF of Spain.
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On 19 August 2013, Javier Aquino made his debut in La Liga, entering as a substitute in the second half of the match against Almeria.
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In December 2015, Tigres won the Mexico Apertura 2015 finals against Pumas UNAM, in December 2016 the Apertura 2016 finals against America and in December 2017 the Apertura 2017 finals against Monterrey; Javier Aquino played a key role for the team in the championships.
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Javier Aquino was called up by Luis Fernando Tena to play in the 2011 Pan American Games, in which he played in all six games and won the Gold Medal match against Argentina.
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Javier Aquino took a hiatus from the senior squad to train with the under-23 team in preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics, in which they won a gold medal in the final against Brazil.
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Javier Aquino made his official debut with the senior national team on 4 July 2011 against Chile in the 2011 Copa America.
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Javier Aquino made his next appearance on 25 January 2012 in another friendly against Venezuela where he was attributed as adding creativity to Mexico's offense.
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Javier Aquino was initially omitted from the final 23 man roster that would participate in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, however after Luis Montes suffered a severe leg injury, Javier Aquino would be called up to round out the 23 player at the 2014 World Cup.
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In May 2018, Javier Aquino was named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man squad for the World Cup, and in June, was ultimately included in the final 23-man roster.
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On 29 May 2019, Javier Aquino announced his retirement from international duty.