Abdiel Armando Ayarza Cocanegra (born 12 September 1992) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as

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for

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side

Cusco FC Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019) is a professional Peruvian Association football, football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Torneo Descentralizado, Liga 2, the top flight of Football in Peru, Peruv ...

and the Panama national team.

Playing career

On 24 July 2019, Ayarza signed with

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in Peru after being named the best player in the 2018–19 season of the

Liga Panameña de Fútbol The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF) ( en, Panamanian Football League) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''. Competition format The league's season is divide ...

. Ayarza made his professional debut with Cienciano on 2 February 2020 in a 2–1

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defeat to

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International career

Ayarza made his debut for the Panama national team in a 3–1

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loss against

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on 15 October 2019. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 friendly win over

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on 10 October 2020, and his second three days later, against the same opponent and with the same outcome.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''As of match played 16 January 2022. Panama score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ayarza goal.''

Honours

Santa Gema *

Copa Panamá The Copa Panamá (Spanish for ''Panama Cup'', officially known as Copa Cable Onda Satelital because of its sponsorship with Cable Onda) is a Panamanian football cup competition. Its first edition was held in 2015 Copa Panamá, 2015. The competitio ...

: 2016–17 CAI *

: 2019 Clausura

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayarza, Abdiel 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Colón, Panama Panamanian footballers Panama international footballers Panama youth international footballers Association football midfielders Cienciano footballers Peruvian Primera División players Liga Panameña de Fútbol players Panamanian expatriate footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate footballers in Peru 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players