Miguel Paniagua
Paraguayan footballer (born 1987)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola (born 14 May 1987) is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cusco in Peru.
| 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) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cusco | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| 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) |
| 2014–2015 | Cerro Porteño | 34 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Olimpia | 28 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Libertad | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Nacional | 107 | (6) |
| 2020– | Cusco | 5 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Paraguay U23 | 10 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:29, 2 May 2020 (UTC) | |||
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.
