Career
He has been a full international referee for Fédération internationale de football association since 2001. He was selected as a referee for the 2007 Fédération internationale de football association Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the matches between the United States and South of Korea on June 30, 2007, New Zealand and Gambia on July 5, 2007 and Austria and Chile on July 8, 2007. However, he did not officiate in any matches during the tournament.
He was one of the four so-called "reserve officials" that would act only as 4th officials, and replace active referees if needed due to injury.
He was selected as a referee for the first leg of the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Final, contested by Rayados de Monterrey and Real Salt Lake in Monterrey, Mexico. Also, Aguilar was selected as the referee for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final in Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
This match featured Mexico against the United States. On 14 January 2014, the Fédération internationale de football association Referees Committee appointed Aguilar as one of the referees to officiate at the 2014 World Cup in Brasil.
The extensive curriculum for Joel Aguilar has led him to show in various international tournaments at club level and international level, such as:
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup
2007 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup
2010 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 North American SuperLiga
2010 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup (including the final)
2011 CONCACAF Champions League Final
2011 Fédération internationale de football association Club World Cup
11 Salvadoran League finals
International Friendlies
2013 Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
2014 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
2014 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
2015 CONCACAF Cup.