Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ aˈkino], born 11 February 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
Born in San Francisco Ixhuatán in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, Aquino began playing in Cruz Azul's lower division youth squads.
Aquino played for Cruz Azul Lagunas of the third division, where he then traveled to Mexico City to join the club's reserves.
On 23 July 2010 during the Apertura 2010, Aquino debuted for Cruz Azul under coach Enrique Meza in a 0–3 win over Estudiantes Tecos, coming in as a 57th-minute substitute for Alejandro Vela.
[6] He gradually cemented his place into the team's starting eleven as the main right-winger, going on to play for two more years at Cruz Azul, amassing over 90 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.
After a discreet performance with Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish 2014–15 season, in June 2015, it was announced that he would join Mexican team Tigres UANL.
[13] Aquino took a hiatus from the senior squad to train with the under-23 team in preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics, in which they won a gold medal in the final against Brazil.