Miguel Ángel Paniagua

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Paniagua and the second or maternal family name is Rivarola.
Miguel Ángel Paniagua
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola
Date of birth (1987-05-14) 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)
2009River Plate (loan) 5 (0)
2012Deportivo 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)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2010

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.

He now plays for Club Olimpia in Paraguay.

References

  1. "Miguel Paniagua causa revuelo a su llegada a River". Última Hora. Retrieved 18 August 2009. (Spanish)

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