Avilés Hurtado

Avilés Hurtado Herrera (born 20 April 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward and attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Juárez.

He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.

He began his career in Colombia before moving to Mexico in 2013, after an underwhelming spell at Pachuca he was bought by Chiapas where he was one of the team's most important players, he moved to Tijuana in 2016 and became one of the best players in the league being named in the season's best XI for the Clausura 2017 tournament where he scored 8 goals, in the summer of 2017 he was purchased by Monterrey for a fee of US$9,000,000 making him the most expensive signing in the history of the club.

Club career
On 15 December 2012, Hurtado sign a four-year contract with Liga MX team CF Pachuca.

In June 2013, the Colombian player and Chiapas F.C. agreed on a season-long loan. He made his debut with Chiapas in a 2-2 tied game against Veracruz, having score twice for the Jaguars.

He returned to Pachuca for the 2014 Apertura.

In December 2014, Hurtado returned to Chiapas for the Liga MX Clausura 2014.

International career
On November 4, 2017 Hurtado was given his first international call-up by Colombia after his performances in Monterrey.

Honours
Monterrey
 * Liga MX: Apertura 2019
 * Copa MX: Apertura 2017, 2019–20
 * CONCACAF Champions League: 2019, 2021

Pachuca
 * Liga MX: Apertura 2022

Individual
 * Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017
 * Liga MX Golden Boot (Shared): Apertura 2017
 * Univision Deportes Award Best Player Liga MX: 2017
 * Nominated in the Top 10 of the Puskas Award: 2017
 * Liga MX All-Star: 2022