Miguel Paniagua

Miguel Paniagua
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola
Date of birth	14 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cusco
Number	16
Youth career
2002–2004	Club Deportivo Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2014	Guaraní
2009	→ River Plate (loan)
2012	→ Deportivo Cuenca (loan)
2014–2015	Cerro Porteño
2015–2016	Olimpia
2016–2017	Libertad
2017–2019	Nacional
2020–	Cusco
International career
2008	Paraguay U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:29, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola (born 14 May 1987) is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cusco in Peru.

Club career

Paniagua started playing professionally for Guaraní in the Primera División de Paraguay (Paraguayan First Division) in 2006. He became a regular starter for his club during the 2007 season and became the team's captain in the 2009 championship. Playing in the Copa Libertadores 2009 he scored a great goal against Boca Juniors in the Bombonera stadium. Also he scored a spectacular overhead bicycle kick against Libertad in 4-0 crushing victory^[1]

He was loaned to Argentine River Plate for the 2009–10 season. After failing the earn a regular place in the River Plate team Paniagua decided to return to his original club, Guarani.

He now plays for Club Olimpia in Paraguay.

References

^ "Miguel Paniagua causa revuelo a su llegada a River". Última Hora. Retrieved 18 August 2009. (in Spanish)

External links

Miguel Paniagua at ESPN FC
Miguel Ángel Paniagua – Primera División statistics^[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
Miguel Angel Paniagua at BDFA (in Spanish)
Miguel Paniagua at Soccerway

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[1] "Miguel Paniagua causa revuelo a su llegada a River". Última Hora. Retrieved 18 August 2009. (in Spanish)

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