Jorge Aparicio (Guatemalan footballer)

Jorge Aparicio
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Eduardo Aparicio Grijalva
Date of birth	21 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Xelajú
Number	52
Youth career
2005–2013	Comunicaciones
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2018	Comunicaciones
2018	Slaven Belupo
2019	Guastatoya
2020–2024	Comunicaciones
2024–	Xelajú
International career‡
2014–	Guatemala
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024, 20:00 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023, 20:00 (UTC)

Jorge Aparicio (born 21 November 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Xelajú.

Club career

Comunicaciones

Jorge Aparicio grew up in the youth divisions of Comunicaciones in Guatemala before later joining the senior team. From a young age, he demonstrated his potential for a place in the Cremas' first team, but his debut in the Liga Nacional didn't last until 2013, when Iván Sopegno included him in a match against Heredia, in which the Cremas won 3–0.

International career

He was called up to the Guatemala team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup; he played in Guatemala's opening game.^[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Domestic Cup		International		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Comunicaciones	2013–14	38	1	—	—	—	—	38	1
	2014–15	41	2	—	—	3	—	44	2
	2015–16	43	1	—	—	3	—	44	—
	2016–17	43	—	—	—	—	—	43	—
Career total		166	4	—	—	6	—	169	3