The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Nicaragua
This page contains a list of the greatest Nicaraguan Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 1 of which were born in Nicaragua. This makes Nicaragua the birth place of the 166th most number of Soccer Players behind Greenland, and Tanzania.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Nicaraguan Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Nicaraguan Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Óscar Duarte (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 47.22, Óscar Duarte is the most famous Nicaraguan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 40 different languages on wikipedia.
Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán (born 3 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saprissa. Born in Nicaragua, he represents the Costa Rica national team. Formed at Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, he moved to Europe in 2013 to play for Club Brugge in Belgium. He spent seven years in Spain's La Liga with Espanyol and Levante, making 111 appearances and scoring four goals. Duarte made his international debut for Costa Rica in 2010. He represented the nation at three FIFA World Cups, three CONCACAF Gold Cups and two editions of the Copa América.
2. Juan Barrera (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 35.83, Juan Barrera is the 2nd most famous Nicaraguan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez (born 2 May 1989) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Primera club Managua and captains the Nicaragua national team.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Nicaraguan soccer players born between 1989 and 1989. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Nicaraguan soccer players include Óscar Duarte, and Juan Barrera. As of April 2024, 1 new Nicaraguan soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Juan Barrera.
