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Nicaragua

National team

Nicaragua

Nicaragua #137Current team profile

€3.4MMarket value

Market value: €3,400,000
Squad: 18 players

Last MatchCONCACAF Nations League

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FIFA World Ranking

FIFA World Ranking
#	Team	Change	Points
135	Dominican Republic	9	1096
136	Philippines	1	1095
137	Nicaragua	6	1090
138	India		1086
139	Turkmenistan	2	1078

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Matches

Season coverage: 11 results, 0 upcoming matches

11

World Championship qualification (CONCACAF)

10 Oct2025Nicaragua03HaitiRound 3Loss
14 Oct2025Costa Rica41NicaraguaRound 4Loss
14 Nov2025Nicaragua20HondurasRound 5Win
19 Nov2025Haiti20NicaraguaRound 6Loss

Friendly Matches

27 Mar2026Russia31NicaraguaRound 0Loss
29 May2026South Africa00NicaraguaRound 0Draw
5 Jun2026Paraguay40NicaraguaRound 0Loss

CONCACAF Nations League

25 Sep2026Dominican Republic32NicaraguaRound 1Loss
28 Sep2026Curacao61NicaraguaRound 2Loss
2 Oct2026Nicaragua03Costa RicaRound 3Loss

CONCACAF Nations League

5 Oct2026Nicaragua12Dominican RepublicRound 4Loss

Last Starting Lineup

Current league standings
CONCACAF Nations League		P	GD	PTS
4	Costa Rica	4	+2	6
5	Trinidad and Tobago	4	-3	1
6	Nicaragua	4	-10	0

Top Rated

6.68

Top Assists

Talavera1

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Squad Statistics

Players: 18
Foreign players: 1
Average age: 24.9 yrs
Average height: 175 cm
Average market value: €144.6K

Competitions

Manager history

Head coach tenures and team results
Coach	P	W	D	L	Win%
Juan Cruz Real2026/4 – 2030/633 players used · 0.67:3.00 goals/match · 0.17 pts/match	6	0	1	5	0%
Otoniel Olivas2026/3 – 2026/417 players used · 1.00:3.00 goals/match · 0.00 pts/match	1	0	0	1	0%
Marco Antonio Figueroa2022/2 – 2026/361 players used · 1.45:1.24 goals/match · 1.38 pts/match	42	17	7	18	40%

Team Characteristics

D

Attacking55Organization56Defending53Transition58Set Piece51System56

Relatively Strong

Mentality Discipline
Offensive Transition

Weak

Coaching Adaptation
Width Utilization
Build-up Play
High Press
Transition Hub
Game Control
Defensive Transition
Chance Conversion
Playmaking
Defensive Shape
Transition Decision Making
Penalty
Individual Attacking
Center Penetration
Defensive Efficiency
Settled Play Creativity
Individual Defending
Attacking Variety
Chance Prevention
Set Piece Attack
Endurance Consistency
Finishing
Set Piece Routines
Sustained Pressure
Long Shots
Set Piece Defense
Aerial Dominance
Squad Robustness

Records

Youngest ScorerJorge García18y
Oldest ScorerJuan Barrera35y
Top Scorer AgainstWilmer Velásquez3 matches7 goals

Updated: 5 October 2026 at 05:00 BST

About Nicaragua

Coach: Juan Cruz Real. Top scorer: Jaime Moreno (2 goals).

Key facts

Country: Nicaragua

Coach: Juan Cruz Real

Previous match

Nicaragua 1-2 Dominican Republic (CONCACAF Nations League, 5 October 2026) – a defeat for Nicaragua.

Recent form

Nicaragua – last 5 matches: 0 won, 0 drawn, 5 lost.

Current squad

Forward: Jorge García, Efraín Mejía, Raheem Cole

Midfielder: Jonathan Moncada, Jacob Christian Montes, Widman Talavera, Osmin Salinas, Oliver Orozco, Ramon Estrada, Amadeus Zamora

Defender: Marvin Fletes, Melvin Hernandez, Justing Cano, Emmanuel Gómez, Joab Gutiérrez

Goalkeeper: Jason Vega, Brando Mayorga Lopez, Huberts Ibarra

Squad size: 18. Average age: 24.9.

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Questions and answers

Who is the head coach of Nicaragua?

The head coach of Nicaragua is Juan Cruz Real.