Raúl Leguías

Raúl Leguías
Personal information
Full name Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila
Date of birth (1981-10-09) 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 22 (7)
2015 AS Puma 12 (2)
2015–2016 Walter Ferretti 39 (20)
2016– UNAN Managua
National team‡
2011– Nicaragua 23 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2016

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.[11]
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2011 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Cuba
1–0
1–1
Friendly
2. 2 September 2011 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica  Dominica
1–0
2–0
2014 WCQ
3. 11 November 2011 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Dominica
1–0
1–0
4.
29 March 2015 Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla  Anguilla
1–0
3–0
2018 WCQ
5.
3–0
6. 16 June 2015 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Suriname
1–1
3–1
7. 8 December 2015 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Cuba
3–0
5–0
Friendly
8. 27 January 2016 Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Honduras
1–0
1–3

Personal life

Leguías is married and has two daughters who reside in Dolores, Carazo Department.

References

  1. ↑ Panameño debutara el domingo - Noticias del Valle (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Nicaragüense Raúl Leguias jugará en club de fútbol angolano - La Voz del Sandinismo (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Leguías debutó con anotación - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Raul Leguias Regresa al Diriangén - Gool Nica (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ “El mayor reto de mi carrera” - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Futbolistas se establecen en Costa Rica - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Leguías es Azul y Blanco - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Raúl Leguías – FIFA competition record
  9. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  10. ↑ HISTÓRICA VICTORIA DE BELICE 2-1 A NICARAGUA - UNCAF (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ "Leguías, Raúl". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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