Moisés Paniagua
Bolivian footballer (born 2007)
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Moisés Paniagua Leaño (born 16 August 2007) is a Bolivian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Always Ready and the Bolivia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moisés Paniagua Leaño[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarija, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Always Ready | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| García Agreda | |||
| San José | |||
| 2022 | Always Ready | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Always Ready | 71 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Bolivia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | Bolivia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bolivia | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Early life
Born in Tarija, Paniagua is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer, Emanuel Paniagua, who also plays for Always Ready.[2] The two took an interest in football at a young age, playing futsal at the Los Mineros futsal field in the Fátima neighbourhood of Tarija.[2]
Club career
Early career
Paniagua began his career with his brother in the academy of semi-professional side García Agreda, where they both won a number of club and individual awards.[2] Paniagua would go on to join San José de Tarija, the affiliate side of Club San José, while his brother joined Cancheritos, an academy in Cercado.[2] The two would be reunited when they both represented the Tarija Department at the National Under-19 Futsal Tournament - having already represented Tarija at both football and futsal.[2][3]
Always Ready
After impressive performances at the Under-16 National Championship in May 2022, Paniagua was scouted by professional side Always Ready.[2] He joined the club in the second half of the 2022 season, alongside his brother.[2] On 19 October 2022, he became the youngest player to score in the Bolivian Primera División when he scored the only goal on his debut in a 1–0 win against Royal Pari.[4][5] Twenty-four hours after his professional debut, he featured in Always Ready's reserve win over the same opposition, with the La Paz-based club running out 5–2 winners, with Paniagua scoring twice.[6]
Due to civil unrest in the Santa Cruz Department, the Bolivian Football Federation terminated the 2022 Bolivian Primera División season, and Paniagua would have to wait until the following year to feature for Always Ready again.[2] On just his second appearance for the club, he scored the fourth goal in a 5–0 win over Libertad Gran Mamoré.[2][7] On 2 March 2023, he made his debut in the Copa Libertadores, becoming, at the age of 15 years, 6 months, and 14 days, the joint-second youngest player ever to appear in the Copa Libertadores, only behind Diego Suárez, who set the record in 2017 at the age of 14.[8]
Following his impressive start to his career, he was linked with a move to Europe, with club president Andrés Costa stating that "concrete offers" had been received.[9]
International career
Paniagua was first called up to the Bolivia national under-17 football team in May 2022, for training and five friendly games in Paraguay.[10] Shortly after his Copa Libertadores debut, he travelled to Ecuador to represent Bolivia at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[2] There, he scored in a 2–1 win over Peru, also assisting Braian Mamani for the winning goal.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 August 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Always Ready | 2022 | Bolivian Primera División | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 19 | ||
- Appearance in Copa Libertadores
- Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of matches played 9 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
- Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paniagua goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2026 | Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico |  Suriname | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Personal life
Born in Bolivia, Paniagua is of Guinean descent through his paternal grandmother.[13]