Abdiel_Ayarza
Abdiel Ayarza
Panamanian footballer (born 1992)
Abdiel Armando Ayarza Cocanegra (born 12 September 1992) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Cienciano and the Panama national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdiel Armando Ayarza Cocanegra | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cienciano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Santa Gema | 58 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | CAI | 24 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Cienciano | 41 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | Cusco FC | 52 | (21) |
| 2024- | Cienciano | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Panama U22 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019– | Panama | 23 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 7 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 7 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
International
- As of match played 16 January 2022[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of match played 16 January 2022. Panama score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ayarza goal.[6]
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 10 October 2020 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [4] |
| 2 | 4 | 13 October 2020 | [5] | |||||
| 3 | 20 | 16 January 2022 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  Peru | 1–1 | 1–1 | [7] |
Santa Gema
CAI
Cusco F.C.
- "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.
- "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.
- Goldberg, Rob (16 October 2019). "Mexico cruises past Panama in 2019 CONCACAF Nations League match". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Ayarza le da la victoria a Panamá sobre Costa Rica en el último suspiro". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "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.
- "Abdiel Ayarza". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- Abdiel Ayarza at Soccerway