Jorge Aparicio (Guatemalan footballer)

Jorge Aparicio
Personal information
Full name Jorge Eduardo Aparicio Grijalva
Date of birth (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Xelajú
Number 52
Youth career
2005–2013 Comunicaciones
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Comunicaciones 170 (4)
2018 Slaven Belupo 8 (0)
2019 Guastatoya 42 (1)
2020–2024 Comunicaciones 211 (13)
2024– Xelajú 38 (4)
International career
2014–2024 Guatemala 48 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025, 20:00 (UTC)

Jorge Eduardo Aparicio Grijalva (born 21 November 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Guate 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.

Xelajú

After several speculations regarding Aparicio's future at Comunicaciones, on 14 May 2024, it was confirmed that he would join Xelajú.[2]

International career

2014–2015: Beginnings and first CONCACAF Gold Cup

He was called up to the Guatemala team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup; he played in Guatemala's opening game.[3]

2020–2021: Suspension

On 12 December 2020, Aparicio, Alejandro Galindo, and Carlos Mejía received a two-year ban from all football activities for attending a private party while on international duty.[4] However, on 27 January 2021, after an investigation made by commission of the National Football Federation of Guatemala, the ban was later shortened to three months, as well as a fine of Q10 thousand.[5]

2023: third CONCACAF Gold Cup

On 21 June 2023, Aparicio was called up to the Guatemala squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club Season League Domestic Cup International Total
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

Honours

Comunicaciones

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jorge Aparicio". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Xelajú MC hace oficial la llegada de Jorge Aparicio". Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago vs. Guatemala – 10 July 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Futbolistas Alejandro Galindo, Jorge Aparicio y Carlos Mejía fuera de toda competencia por dos años, según resolución de la Fedefut". PrensaLibre. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Comisión de la Federación de Fútbol de Guatemala le reduce el castigo a Galindo, Mejía y Aparicio; de dos años ahora solo estarán suspendidos 90 días". PrensaLibre. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ^ National Football Federation of Guatemala [@FenafuthOrg] (19 June 2023). "¡GUATEMALA EN COPA ORO!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Nómina oficial de jugadores de Guatemala para la Copa Oro 2023". Guatemala.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Comunicaciones el histórico hexacampeón del 2015". PrensaLibre. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Comunicaciones, campeón de Guatemala del Torneo Clausura 2022". Guatemala.com. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  10. ^ "¡Llegó la 32! Comunicaciones es campeón del Torneo Apertura 2023". PubliNews. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Comunicaciones derrotó 4-2 a Motagua y es el nuevo campeón de la Liga Concacaf". El Comercio Perú. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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