Raúl Leguías

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

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 only to return to Nicaragua to play for Managua and Real Estelí. In summer 2012 he joined Angolan outfit Onze Bravos, where he scored on his debut and signed for Diriangén a year later. In January 2014 he arrived in Uruguay to play for Cerro Largo.

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

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.

International career Panama-born (and therefore nicknamed Pananica) Leguías changed citizenship 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 and played at the 2011 and 2013 Copa Centroamericanas.

International goals Scores and results list Nicaraguas' goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 May 2011 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba 1–0 1–1 Friendly 2. 2 September 2011 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica 1–0 2–0 2014 WCQ 3. 11 November 2011 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua 1–0 1–0 4. 29 March 2015 Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla 1–0 3–0 2018 WCQ 5. 3–0 6. 16 June 2015 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 1–1 3–1 7. 8 December 2015 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua 3–0 5–0 Friendly 8. 27 January 2016 Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua 1–0 1–3

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