Nicolás Samayoa
Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco (born 2 August 1995) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Guatemala national team. Club careerYouth careerSamayoa 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.[2] New England RevolutionOn 21 January 2018, Samayoa was drafted in the fourth round (78th overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.[3] He signed with the club on 9 February 2018.[4] 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.[5] On 11 June 2018, Samayoa joined United Soccer League side Las Vegas Lights on loan.[6] New England released Samayoa at the end of their 2018 season.[7] Comunicaciones2018–19: Debut seasonOn 1 January 2019, Samayoa returned to Guatemala and signed with Comunicaciones.[8] Later that month, on 27 January, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute at the 46th minute for Michael Umaña in a 2–0 win over Chiantla.[9] 2021–22: CONCACAF League title and La 31In the second leg of the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League on 23 February 2022, Samayoa scored the seventh and final penalty against Colorado Rapids to send Comunicaciones into the quarter-finals.[10] MunicipalOn 23 July 2025, it was confirmed that Samayoa had officially joined Municipal.[11] International careerYouthSamayoa 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.[3] SeniorHe made his debut for Guatemala national football team on 15 November 2018 in a friendly against Israel which Guatemala lost 0–7.[12] Career statisticsInternational stats
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