| Hamilton West | |
| Fullname: | Hamilton Maxwell West Santana |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Bautista |
| Years1: | 1997–1999 |
| Years2: | 1998 |
| Years3: | 1999–2001 |
| Years4: | 2001 |
| Years5: | 2002 |
| Years6: | 2003 |
| Years7: | 2003–2004 |
| Years8: | 2005–2008 |
| Years9: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | → ADET (loan) |
| Clubs3: | AD Guanacasteca |
| Clubs5: | Osa |
| Clubs8: | Masatepe |
| Clubs9: | Chinandega |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nicaragua |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 January 2014 |
Hamilton Maxwell West Santana (born 16 October 1977) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.
West started his career at Masachapa and moved abroad to join El Salvadorans ADET on loan in 1998[1] and then moved to Costa Rican side AD Guanacasteca in summer 1999 to play alongside compatriot Danny Téllez.[2] After a season with Real Estelí, where he scored 5 goals in a league match against Chinandega,[3] he returned to Costa Rica to play for Osa.[4] In 2003, he signed with Parmalat.[5] In January 2009, West's goal secured second division side Chinandega promotion to the top tier.[6]
West made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1997,[7] 1999,[8] 2001,[9] 2003,[10] 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups.[11]
His final international was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras.