Miguel Elías Camargo Cañizales (born 5 September 1993) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Panameña club Tauro.

Club career

After a few seasons on the books of Chorrillo, Camargo moved abroad to join Salvadoran side Águila in January 2015. He returned however to Chorrillo in June 2015.

New York City FC

On 11 January 2017, it was announced that Camargo would be joining

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side

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on loan, with an option to buy. He scored his first goal on 31 May, in a 2–2 draw with

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International career

Camargo made his debut for

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in an August 2014

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against

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. In May 2018, Camargo was named in Panama’s preliminary 35-man

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for the

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. However, he did not make the final 23.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

Panama *

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third place:

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* * 1993 births Living people Panama men's international footballers Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Panamanian men's footballers 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen Footballers from Panama City C.D. Águila footballers Club Deportivo Universitario players Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players New York City FC players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Deportivo Pasto footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Major League Soccer players Venezuelan Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Liga Panameña de Fútbol players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia {{Panama-footy-bio-stub