Raúl Leguías

Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila (born 9 October 1981) is a football forward who plays for AD Santa Rosa.

Raúl Leguías
Personal information
Full name Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila
Date of birth (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981[1]
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 AD Santa Rosa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Municipal de Colón
1999 Sporting 89
2000 Plaza Amador
2000 Colón River Plate
2001 Tauro
2002 Árabe Unido
2003 Real Estelí (1)
2003 CEFAR
2003 Deportivo Colonia
2004–2005 América (3)
2006 Platense
2006–2007 Masatepe (19)
2007–2009 Diriangén (16)
2009 San Pedro
2009–2010 Managua (9)
2010–2011 Real Estelí (3)
2011–2012 Managua (10)
2012–2013 Onze Bravos 2 (1)
2013 Diriangén 21 (9)
2014 Cerro Largo
2014 Walter Ferretti 22 (7)
2015 AS Puma 12 (2)
2015–2016 Walter Ferretti 39 (20)
2016–2017 UNAN Managua 38 (6)
2018–2019 Chinandega 18 (4)
2019–2020 AD Santa Rosa (5)
National team
2011– Nicaragua 23 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leguías and the second or maternal family name is Ávila.

Club career

A much-travelled striker or attacking midfielder, Leguías has spent most of his playing career in Panama and Nicaragua but he has also played club football in Guatemala, El Salvador, Angola and Uruguay.

He made his debut with Guatemalan second division side San Pedro in February 2009[2] only to return to Nicaragua to play for Managua and Real Estelí. In summer 2012 he joined Angolan outfit Onze Bravos,[3] where he scored on his debut[4] and signed for Diriangén a year later.[5] In January 2014 he arrived in Uruguay to play for Cerro Largo.[6]

Leguías and compatriot Luis Fernando Copete joined Costa Rican side AS Puma for the 2015 Verano season.[7]

Leguias with 107 Goals Scored in 14 Seasons with 8 different teams occupies the 8th position among the top scorers in the history of the Short Tournaments (as of the 2003–04 season) in the Liga Primera de Nicaragua.[8]

International career

Panama-born (and therefore nicknamed Pananica) Leguías changed citizenship[9] made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Panama and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[10] and played at the 2011[11] and 2013 Copa Centroamericanas.[12]

International goals
Scores and results list Nicaraguas' goal tally first.[13]
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 May 2011Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Cuba
1–0
1–1
Friendly
2.2 September 2011Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica Dominica
1–0
2–0
2014 WCQ
3.11 November 2011Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Dominica
1–0
1–0
4.
29 March 2015Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla Anguilla
1–0
3–0
2018 WCQ
5.
3–0
6.16 June 2015André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname Suriname
1–1
3–1
7.8 December 2015Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Cuba
3–0
5–0
Friendly
8.27 January 2016Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Honduras
1–0
1–3

Personal life

Leguías is married and has two daughters who reside in Dolores, Carazo Department.

References
  1. Raúl Leguías – FIFA competition record
  2. Panameño debutara el domingo - Noticias del Valle (in Spanish)
  3. Nicaragüense Raúl Leguias jugará en club de fútbol angolano - La Voz del Sandinismo (in Spanish)
  4. Leguías debutó con anotación - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. Raul Leguias Regresa al Diriangén Archived 2014-01-26 at Archive.today - Gool Nica (in Spanish)
  6. “El mayor reto de mi carrera” - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  7. Futbolistas se establecen en Costa Rica - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  8. Goleadores - 8 Raul Leguias - FutbolNica (in Spanish)
  9. Leguías es Azul y Blanco - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  10. Raúl Leguías – FIFA competition record
  11. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
  12. HISTÓRICA VICTORIA DE BELICE 2-1 A NICARAGUA - UNCAF (in Spanish)
  13. "Leguías, Raúl". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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