Abdiel Ayarza

Abdiel Armando Ayarza Cocanegra (born 12 September 1992) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Peruvian Primera División side Cienciano and the Panama national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ayarza and the second or maternal family name is Cocanegra.
Abdiel Ayarza
Personal information
Full name Abdiel Armando Ayarza Cocanegra
Date of birth (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cienciano
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Santa Gema 58 (3)
2018–2019 CAI 24 (3)
2019– Cienciano 6 (2)
National team‡
2019 Panama U22 4 (1)
2019– Panama 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Playing career

On 24 July 2019, Ayarza signed with Cienciano in Peru after being named the best player in the 2018–19 season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol.[1] Ayarza made his professional debut with Cienciano on 2 February 2020 in a 2–1 Peruvian Primera División defeat to Academia Cantolao.[2]

International career

Ayarza made his debut for the Panama national team in a 3–1 CONCACAF Nations League loss against Mexico on 15 October 2019.[3]

He scored his first goal in a 1–0 friendly win over Costa Rica on 10 October 2020,[4] and his second three days later, against the same opponent and with the same outcome.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 13 October 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Panama 201920
202022
Total42

International goals
As of match played 13 October 2020. Panama score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ayarza goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Abdiel Ayarza
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1310 October 2020Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–01–0Friendly[4]
2413 October 2020[5]

Honours

Santa Gema

CAI

References
  1. "Cienciano fichó al mejor jugador de la Liga de Panamá del 2019: Abdiel Ayarza es del 'Papá'". El Bocón (in Spanish). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. "Drama en Cantolao: Erick Delgado fue expulsado y un lateral tuvo que tapar en los últimos minutos ante Cienciano". Radio Programas del Perú (in Spanish). 2 February 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. Goldberg, Rob (16 October 2019). "Mexico cruises past Panama in 2019 CONCACAF Nations League match". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. "Ayarza le da la victoria a Panamá sobre Costa Rica en el último suspiro". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. "Abdiel Ayarza, la mayor pesadilla de los ticos; Panamá volvió a ganarle a Costa Rica". TVMax (in Spanish). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. "Abdiel Ayarza". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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