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Abdiel Ayarza

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Abdiel Ayarza
Personal information
Full name Abdiel Armando Ayarza Cocanegra
Date of birth (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 The Strongest
Number 28
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 16 (4)
2024 CAI 0 (0)
2024– The Strongest 16 (4)
International career‡
2019 Panama U22 4 (1)
2019– Panama 31 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:21, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Abdiel Armando Ayarza Cocanegra (born 12 September 1992) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for The Strongest and the Panama national team.

Playing career

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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

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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

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International

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As of match played 15 October 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Panama 201920
202042
2021120
202241
202321
202490
Total314

International goals

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As of match played 17 October 2023. 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]
32016 January 2022Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Peru1–11–1[7]
42217 October 2023Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Guatemala3–03–02023 CONCACAF Nations League

Honours

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Santa Gema

CAI

Cusco F.C.

References

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  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Abdiel Ayarza". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gol de Ayarza | Perú vs. Panamá: Así marcó el 1-1 de los canaleros en encuentro amistoso | selección peruana | NCZD | VIDEO | DEPORTE-TOTAL". 16 January 2022.
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