Miguel Ángel Paniagua
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Club Deportivo Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2014 | Guaraní | 176 | (10) |
| 2009 | → River Plate (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Deportivo Cuenca (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 2014- | Cerro Porteño | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Paraguay U23 | 10 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2010. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola (born 14 May 1987) is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Cerro Porteño.
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.
References
- ↑ "Miguel Paniagua causa revuelo a su llegada a River". Última Hora. Retrieved 18 August 2009. (Spanish)
External links
- ESPN profile
- (Spanish) Primera División statistics
- (Spanish) BDFA profile