Miguel Paniagua

Miguel Ángel Paniagua Rivarola (born 14 May 1987) is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cusco in Peru.

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

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

External links

Miguel Ángel Paniagua – Primera División statistics at Fútbol XXI

1987 births

Living people

Paraguayan men's footballers

Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers

Sportspeople from Ciudad del Este

C.D. Cuenca footballers

Club Atlético River Plate footballers

Cerro Porteño players

Club Guaraní players

Club Libertad footballers

Club Nacional footballers

Cusco FC footballers

Argentine Primera División players

Ecuadorian Serie A players

Paraguayan Primera División players

Peruvian Primera División players

Men's association football midfielders

Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador

Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina

Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru

Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador

Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina

Expatriate men's footballers in Peru