Javier Aguirre relates the present of Julián Quiñones with that of Hugo Sánchez
El Vasco highlighted Julián Quiñones' season with Al Qadsiah. Aguirre believes that his performances in Saudi Arabia fill Mexicans with pride
Julián Quiñones did not become champion of the Saudi Pro League, but on an individual level he had a dream season. The Mexican striker won the scoring championship. Quiñones had more goals than games in the local tournament. Javier Aguirre related Quiñones' present with Hugo Sánchez's seasons.
The Mexican national team forward dominated the Arab soccer scoring table from start to finish. Julián Quiñones scored goals every day of the Saudi Pro League. The news of that distant football reached Mexican fans weekly. Javier Aguirre compared this sensation with the best years of Hugo Sánchez.
"Fantastic, very good news. All of us who are here saw with great pride the achievements of Hugo Sánchez. We were very excited to see him on Sundays on television and for Hugo to score goals and elevate Mexican football," said the Mexican coach.
Julián Quiñones took the lead in the scoring championship. The Al Qadsiah forward scored 33 goals in 31 games. His closest pursuers were Ivan Toney, Al Ahli attacker with 32 goals, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr forward who scored 28 goals.
When taking into account the King's Cup, Julián Quiñones managed to score 37 goals in the season. The Mexican attacker averaged a goal every 83 minutes in the first division of Arab soccer. Al Qadsiah has one of the forwards with the highest scoring rate in the world of football.
"Now Julián repeats this story of a Mexican soccer player being a scoring champion in another country, because it is also a source of pride. He is a good boy, he deserves it. He gained entry to the team in the middle of the season, he improved a lot. They took away Aubameyang, who was a reference, and he went on scoring goals," Aguirre added.
Julián Quiñones in the Mexican national team
The Al Qadsiah striker must now change his “chip”. Julián Quiñones will begin training with the Mexican team for the 2026 World Cup. Quiñones has played 20 games with the El Tri shirt. The Mexican attacker has only been able to score 2 goals and grant 2 assists with the national team. It is necessary that Aguirre can offer him an approach adaptable to Quiñones' game so that he can have results similar to those of Al Qadsiah.
The Mexican team will be located in Group A of the 2026 World Cup. El Tri shares a sector with South Africa, South Korea and the Czech Republic. Mexico will debut on June 11 against South Africa at the legendary Azteca Stadium.