- Aarón Ñíguez
Infobox Football biography
playername = Aarón
fullname = Aarón Ñíguez Esclapez
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|4|26
cityofbirth = Elche
height = height|m=1.70
countryofbirth =Spain
currentclub = Rangers
clubnumber = 31
position = Attacking midfielder
youthyears = 2000–2006
youthclubs = Valencia B
years = 2006–
2007
2008
2008–
clubs =Valencia CF →Xerez CD (loan) →Iraklis FC (loan) → Rangers (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0) 08 (0) 12 (3) 00 (0)
nationalyears = 2006 2007
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 23 August, 2008
ntupdate =Aarón Ñíguez Esclapez (born
26 April 1989 in Elche), known simply as Aarón, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Rangers in theScottish Premier League . His brother, Jona, plays forVillarreal CF 's B team.Club career
A product of
Valencia CF 's youth system, Aarón made his first-team debut on5 December 2006 , againstAS Roma , in theUEFA Champions League . He came on as a substitute and played 27 minutes in the 1–0 away defeat.After starting the 2007–08 season on loan with second division side
Xerez CD , Aarón switched in the January transfer window toIraklis FC inGreece . He scored his first goal for Iraklis on 16 March 2008, with apenalty kick , in the 1–0 win againstPanionios F.C. , after his acrobaticbicycle kick was blocked by a hand.On August 13, 2008 Aarón joined
Scottish Premier League clubRangers F.C. on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7559740.stm "Rangers complete Níguez transfer] BBC Sport, 13 August 2008]International career
Aarón played in the
2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship for Spain's U-17, finishing as the 4th top scorer in the tournament with two goals. He was also a key member of the U-19 side that won the2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship , beating Greece in the final.References
External links
*soccerbase|id=49758|name=Aarón Ñíguez
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=8448&pn=Aar%C3%B3n_%C3%91%C3%ADguez FootballDatabase.com profile]
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