Abdiel Ayarza

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 (age 32)
Place of birth	Colón, Panama
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	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	5	(2)
International career^‡
2019	Panama U22	4	(1)
2019–	Panama	31	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 7 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

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 15 October 2024[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Panama	2019	2	0
	2020	4	2
	2021	12	0
	2022	4	1
	2023	2	1
	2024	9	0
Total		31	4

International goals

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.
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]
4	22	17 October 2023	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Guatemala	3–0	3–0	2023 CONCACAF Nations League

Honours

Santa Gema

• Copa Panamá: 2016–17

CAI

• Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 2019 Clausura

Cusco F.C.

• 2022 Liga 2 (Peru)

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 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.

External links

• Abdiel Ayarza at Soccerway