Moisés Paniagua Leaño (born 16 August 2007) is a Bolivian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Always Ready.
| 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(s) | 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 | 43 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | Bolivia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 30 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBorn 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
editEarly career
editPaniagua 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
editAfter 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] He made his debut in the Copa Libertadores before travelling to Ecuador to represent Bolivia at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[2] 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.[8]
International career
editPaniagua was first called up to the Bolivia national under-17 football team in May 2022, for training and five friendly games in Paraguay.[9] At the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, he scored in a 2–1 win over Peru, also assisting Braian Mamani for the winning goal.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 May 2024|[11]
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
References
edit- ^ a b Moisés Paniagua at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carrión, Edson Matías (26 April 2023). "De jugar juntos en el barrio a hacerlo como futbolistas profesionales: la historia de los hermanos Emanuel y Moisés Paniagua" [From playing together in the neighborhood to doing it as professional soccer players: the story of the brothers Emanuel and Moisés Paniagua]. elpais.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Panozo, Mauricio (10 February 2023). "Moisés Paniagua, el adolescente que volvió a decir presente en Always Ready" [Moisés Paniagua, the teenager who returned to say present in Always Ready]. eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Aliaga, Rodolfo (20 October 2022). "Paniagua, el quinceañero que tuvo un debut soñado" [Paniagua, the fifteen-year-old who had a dream debut]. la-razon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Paniagua le da la alegría a Always Ready" [Paniagua brings joy to Always Ready]. eldiario.net (in Spanish). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Acosta Echavarria, Roberto (20 October 2022). "Con solo 15 años se convirtió en hombre récord" [At just 15 years old he became a record man]. bolavip.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Suárez Vargas, Martín (10 February 2023). "Moisés Paniagua el tarijeño de 15 años que ya es figura en Always Ready" [Moisés Paniagua, the 15-year-old from Tarija who is already a figure in Always Ready]. reduno.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Montilla, Willmary (23 December 2022). "Moisés Panigua y Diego Medina, los futbolistas bolivianos que se podrían ir a Europa" [Moisés Panigua and Diego Medina, the Bolivian soccer players who could go to Europe]. bolivia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Tarijeño Moisés Paniagua viaja a Paraguay con la Sub 17 Nacional" [Tarijeño Moisés Paniagua travels to Paraguay with the Under 17 National]. andaluztarija.com (in Spanish). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "2-1. Moisés Paniagua obra la remontada de Bolivia sobre Perú" [2-1. Moisés Paniagua works Bolivia's comeback over Peru]. abc.com.py (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Moisés Paniagua at Soccerway