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Manuel Mosquera (footballer, born 1984)

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Manuel Mosquera
Personal information
Full name Manuel Esteban Mosquera García
Date of birth (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Yaviza, Panama
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Río Abajo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Atlético Veragüense 39 (19)
2006–2007 Árabe Unido 45 (23)
2007 Academia 22 (11)
2008 Árabe Unido 40 (24)
2009 Itagüí Ditaires 22 (9)
2009–2010 Árabe Unido 18 (6)
2011–2012 Atlético Veragüense 16 (2)
2012 Plaza Amador 14 (1)
2013 Victoria 13 (2)
2014– Río Abajo
International career
2009–2012 Panama 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2006

Manuel Esteban Mosquera García[a] (born 14 October 1984) is a football striker who currently plays in Panama for Río Abajo.

Club career

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Mosquera played for Atlético Veragüense and Árabe Unido and had spells in Colombia with second division teams Academia and Itagüí Ditaires.[1] He joined Plaza Amador for the 2012 Apertura season[2] and moved abroad again in January 2013 to play for Honduran side Victoria.[3] In April 2013 he got severely injured after a charge of Atlético Choloma defender Johnny Barrios, fracturing his tibia and fibula.[4] He was sidelined for months and Barrios received a 5-match penalty.[5]

In December 2013, Mosquera joined Río Abajo.[6]

International career

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Mosquera made his debut for Panama in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras[7] where Panama were champions.

His final international was a January 2012 friendly match against the United States.

Honors

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Club

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National Teams

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Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is García.

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