Moises Paniagua

Moisés Paniagua

Paniagua with Bolivia in 2026
Personal information
Full name	Moisés Paniagua Leaño
Date of birth	(2007-08-16) 16 August 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth	Tarija, Bolivia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Always Ready
Number	40
Youth career
	García Agreda
	San José
2022	Always Ready
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Always Ready	76	(19)
2026–	Wydad AC (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2023	Bolivia U17	4	(1)
2025–	Bolivia U20	4	(0)
2025–	Bolivia	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Moisés Paniagua Leaño (born 16 August 2007) is a Bolivian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Botola Pro club Wydad AC, on loan from División Profesional club Always Ready, and the Bolivia national team.

Born in Tarija, Paniagua is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer, Emanuel Paniagua, who also plays for Always Ready. The two took an interest in football at a young age, playing futsal at the Los Mineros futsal field in the Fátima neighbourhood of Tarija.

Paniagua began his career with his brother in the academy of semi-professional side García Agreda, where they both won a number of club and individual awards. Paniagua would go on to join San José de Tarija, the affiliate side of Club San José, while his brother joined Cancheritos, an academy in Cercado. The two would be reunited when they both represented the Tarija Department at the National Under-19 Futsal Tournament - having already represented Tarija at both football and futsal.

After impressive performances at the Under-16 National Championship in May 2022, Paniagua was scouted by professional side Always Ready. He joined the club in the second half of the 2022 season, alongside his brother. On 19 October 2022, he became the youngest player to score in the Bolivian Primera División when he scored the only goal on his debut in a 1–0 win against Royal Pari. Twenty-four hours after his professional debut, he featured in Always Ready's reserve win over the same opposition, with the La Paz-based club running out 5–2 winners, with Paniagua scoring twice.

Due to civil unrest in the Santa Cruz Department, the Bolivian Football Federation terminated the 2022 Bolivian Primera División season, and Paniagua would have to wait until the following year to feature for Always Ready again. On just his second appearance for the club, he scored the fourth goal in a 5–0 win over Libertad Gran Mamoré. On 2 March 2023, he made his debut in the Copa Libertadores, becoming, at the age of 15 years, 6 months, and 14 days, the joint-second youngest player ever to appear in the Copa Libertadores, only behind Diego Suárez, who set the record in 2017 at the age of 14.

Following his impressive start to his career, he was linked with a move to Europe, with club president Andrés Costa stating that "concrete offers" had been received.

Paniagua was first called up to the Bolivia national under-17 football team in May 2022, for training and five friendly games in Paraguay. Shortly after his Copa Libertadores debut, he travelled to Ecuador to represent Bolivia at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship. There, he scored in a 2–1 win over Peru, also assisting Braian Mamani for the winning goal.

As of match played 22 March 2026

As of matches played 31 March 2026

Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paniagua goal.

List of international goals scored by Moisés Paniagua

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2026	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico	Suriname	1–1	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	31 March 2026		Iraq	1–1	1–2

Born in Bolivia, Paniagua is of Guinean descent through his paternal grandmother.