Nicolás Diego Aguirre (; born 27 June 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays for

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that ...

as a

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Club career

Born in Chabás, Aguirre graduated from the youth setup of

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and made his first team debut on 9 November 2008, in a 1–0 defeat against Boca Juniors. On 29 March 2010, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against San Lorenzo. In July, he was loaned to second tier club Atlético Rafaela. After amassing more than 100 appearances for Arsenal, Aguirre moved to

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on 12 February 2015 as a replacement for the injured Sebastián Leto. On 12 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Banfield. In June 2016, he suffered a muscle injury in his leg, which ruled him out of play for 1 month. With the signing of Miguel Almirón, his playing time became limited in the 2016 season. On 2 February 2018, Aguirre moved abroad for the first time and joined

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club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan. On 8 July 2018, Aguirre joined Segunda División side

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, a club also owned by

Jiang Lizhang Jiang Lizhang (; born October 27, 1981 in Fu'an) is a Chinese businessman who owns Granada CF in Spain's La Liga, having bought a controlling stake for over €37m. He is also a part-owner of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, having bought 5% of th ...

, for one year on a free transfer. He left the club at the end of the season. He remained without club until 19 January 2020, where he signed a deal until June 2021 with

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its ...

. On 15 September 2021, Aguirre joined Brazilian club Sport Club do Recife. After the move, the club made a mistake and didn't register him, so he couldn't play for the club for the rest of 2021. In February 2021, Aguirre returned to his former club

.Nicolás “Bicho” Aguirre regresa a Atlético de Rafaela
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