Raúl Leguías
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AS Puma | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998 | Municipal de Colón | ||
| 1999 | Sporting 89 | ||
| 2000 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2000 | Colón River Plate | ||
| 2001 | Tauro | ||
| 2002 | Árabe Unido | ||
| 2002 | Real Estelí | ||
| 2003 | CEFAR | ||
| 2003 | Deportivo Colonia | ||
| 2004-2005 | América | ||
| 2006 | Platense | ||
| 2006-2007 | Masatepe | ||
| 2007-2008 | Diriangén | ||
| 2009 | San Pedro | ||
| 2009-2010 | Managua | ||
| 2010-2011 | Real Estelí | ||
| 2011-2012 | Managua | ||
| 2012-2013 | Onze Bravos | ||
| 2013 | Diriangén | 21 | (9) |
| 2014 | Cerro Largo | ||
| 2014 | Walter Ferretti | ||
| 2015- | AS Puma | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011-present | Nicaragua | 13 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila (born 9 October 1981 in Colón, Panama) is a football forward who currently plays for Costa Rican team AS Puma.
Club career
A much-travelled striker or attacking midfielder, Leguías has spent most of his playing career in Panama and Nicaragua but he has also played club football in Guatemala, El Salvador, Angola and Uruguay.
He made his debut with Guatemalan second division side San Pedro in February 2009[1] only to return to Nicaragua to play for Managua and Real Estelí. In summer 2012 he joined Angolan outfit Onze Bravos,[2] where he scored on his debut[3] and signed for Diriangén a year later.[4] In January 2014 he arrived in Uruguay to play for Cerro Largo.[5]
Leguías and compatriot Luis Fernando Copete joined Costa Rican side AS Puma for the 2015 Verano season.[6]
International career
Panama-born (and therefore nicknamed Pananica) Leguías changed citizenship[7] made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Panama and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[8] and played at the 2011[9] and 2013 Copa Centroamericanas.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Nicaraguas' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 May 2011 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Cuba | | | Friendly |
| 2. | 2 September 2011 | Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica |  Dominica | | | 2014 WCQ |
| 3. | 11 November 2011 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Dominica | | | |
| | 29 March 2015 | Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla |  Anguilla | | | 2018 WCQ |
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Personal life
Leguías is married and has two daughters who reside in Dolores, Carazo Department.
References
- ↑ Panameño debutara el domingo - Noticias del Valle (Spanish)
- ↑ Nicaragüense Raúl Leguias jugará en club de fútbol angolano - La Voz del Sandinismo (Spanish)
- ↑ Leguías debutó con anotación - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Raul Leguias Regresa al Diriangén - Gool Nica (Spanish)
- ↑ “El mayor reto de mi carrera” - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
- ↑ Futbolistas se establecen en Costa Rica - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Leguías es Azul y Blanco - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
- ↑ Raúl Leguías – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
- ↑ HISTÓRICA VICTORIA DE BELICE 2-1 A NICARAGUA - UNCAF (Spanish)
External links
- Raúl Leguías at National-Football-Teams.com
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