Aarón Padilla Mota is a Mexican footballer

Football (soccer)

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. He currently plays as a forward

Striker

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 for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso

Liga de Ascenso

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Padilla started his career at Atlante

Atlante F.C.

Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

 in 1998. Despirte playing sparsely during his stint at Atlante, he managed to score at least a goal in each season he played in after 2001, asserting his quality as a goalscoring forward. In 2004, Padilla was transferred to Club América

Club América

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In his first season with the Águilas, although only playing for 120 minutes, Padilla scored three goals. The following season, Clausura 2005, Aarón was an integral part of the team's title run, scoring seven goals, including three in the playoffs and two in the championship series versus Tecos UAG. His success at the club level led Mexican national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe

Ricardo Lavolpe

Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football manager. He is a former Argentine World Cup-winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as well...

 to select Aaron to play for Mexico in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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He won CONCACAF Champions Cup and became top goalscorer of CONCACAF Champions Cup with 4 goals in 2006.

Aaron Padilla was transferred to Necaxa

Necaxa

Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...

 during the Summer of 2006. He was signed by Atlas for the start of the 2007 Clausura tournament.

Padilla's father, Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez

Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez

Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez is a former Mexican football forward, who played for the Mexico national team between 1965 and 1970, gaining 55 caps and scoring 8 goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1966 and 1970 world cups....

, is head of the Referee's Committee in the Mexican First Division.

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