Aaron Quiroz

Vélez Sarsfield | Defender

Player Info

Full Name: Aaron Quiroz

Nationality: Argentina

Position: Defender

Born: 31 Oct 2001

Height: 174 cm

Weight: 72 kg

Club Info

Team: Vélez Sarsfield

Sport: Soccer

About Aaron Quiroz

Aaron Facundo Quirós (born 31 October 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Vélez Sarsfield.

Club career
A native of Monte Grande, he joined the Banfield youth team at the age of seven years-old. Quirós made his senior first team debut on April 11, 2021, against Rosario Central. On September 10, 2022, scored his first goal in the 2–1 victory against Colón. He signed a new two-year contract on 15 September 2022. In 2023, he became a regular starter for the team. On March 13, 2023, he scored what was the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Boca Juniors.

On 15 July 2024, Vélez Sarsfield announced they had signed Quirós on a three-year contract.

Style of play
A left footed defender, he has displayed the ability to score left-footed direct free kicks.

International career
In January 2024 he was called up to the Argentina U23 side for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. He scored goals against Chile U23 and Uruguay U23 as Argentina qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics.