Nicolás Samayoa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 66 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | New England Revolution | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Comunicaciones | 23 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Guatemala | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2018 | |||
Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco (born 2 August 1995) is a Guatemalan footballer who plays as a defender for Comunicaciones.
Career
Youth career
Samayoa also played four years of college soccer at Florida Gulf Coast University between 2014 and 2017. While at FGU, Samayoa made 66 appearances, scored 6 goals and tallied 4 assists.[1]
New England Revolution
On 21 January 2018, Samayoa was drafted in the fourth round (78th overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.[2] He signed with the club on 9 February 2018.[3]
Samayoa made his professional debut on 5 June 2018, in a 3-2 loss to Louisville City FC in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game.[4]
On 11 June 2018, Samayoa joined United Soccer League side Las Vegas Lights on loan.[5]
New England released Samayoa at the end of their 2018 season.[6]
International
Samayoa has represented the Guatemala U20 and was selected by head coach Carlos Ruiz to participate in the 2015 CONCACAF U20 Championship, where he spent six games as an unused substitute.[2]
He made his debut for Guatemala national football team on 15 November 2018 in a friendly against Israel which Guatemala lost 0–7.[7]
References
- ^ "Nicolas Samayoa - 2014 - Florida Gulf Coast University". fgcuathletics.com.
- ^ a b https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2018/01/21/revolution-select-defender-nicolas-samayoa-fourth-round-2018-mls-superdraft
- ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/02/09/new-england-revolution-sign-defenders-jalil-anibaba-nicolas-samayoa
- ^ https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-06-05-louisville-city-vs-new-england-revolution/recap
- ^ "LIGHTS FC ADDS DEFENDER NICO SAMAYOA TO ROSTER ON LOAN FROM NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION OF MLS". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
- ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/11/05/new-england-revolution-announce-end-season-roster-moves
- ^ "Israel v Guatemala game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
External links
- Nicolás Samayoa at Major League Soccer
- FGU Eagles Profile
- Nicolás Samayoa at Soccerway
- Nicolás Samayoa at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Guatemalan expatriate footballers
- Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- New England Revolution draft picks
- New England Revolution players
- Sportspeople from Guatemala City
- USL Championship players
- 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players
- Guatemalan football biography stubs