Nicolás Samayoa Explained

Nicolás Samayoa
Full Name:Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco
Birth Date:1995 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height:1.85 m[1]
Currentclub:Politehnica Iași
(on loan from Comunicaciones)
Clubnumber:3
Position:Centre-back
Collegeyears1:2014–2017
College1:Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Collegecaps1:66
Collegegoals1:6
Years1:2018
Clubs1:New England Revolution
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2018
Clubs2:Las Vegas Lights (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–
Clubs3:Comunicaciones
Caps3:115
Goals3:11
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Politehnica Iași (loan)
Caps4:35
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:2018–
Nationalteam1:Guatemala
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:12 August 2024
Ntupdate:26 May 2024

Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco (born 2 August 1995) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Romanian Liga I club Politehnica Iași, on loan from Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones, and the Guatemala national team.

Club 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.[2]

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.[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]

Comunicaciones

On 1 January 2019, Samayoa returned to Guatemala and signed with Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones.

International career

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.[3]

He made his debut for Guatemala national football team on 15 November 2018 in a friendly against Israel which Guatemala lost 0–7.[8]

Career statistics

International stats

Guatemala
YearAppsGoals
201810
202220
2023141
202430
Total201

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.[9]

Honours

Comunicaciones

2021

Clausura 2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicolas Samayo . Comunicaciones FC . 3 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Nicolas Samayoa - 2014 - Florida Gulf Coast University. fgcuathletics.com.
  3. Web site: Revolution Select Defender Nicolas Samayoa in Fourth Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft | New England Revolution.
  4. Web site: New England Revolution sign defenders Jalil Anibaba, Nicolas Samayoa MLSSoccer.com.
  5. Web site: Recap: Louisville City vs. New England Revolution 06/05/2018 Matchcenter. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135931/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-06-05-louisville-city-vs-new-england-revolution/recap. 2018-06-12.
  6. Web site: LIGHTS FC ADDS DEFENDER NICO SAMAYOA TO ROSTER ON LOAN FROM NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION OF MLS. www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
  7. Web site: New England Revolution announce end of season roster moves MLSSoccer.com.
  8. Web site: UEFA. Israel v Guatemala game report. 15 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Samayoa, Nicolas. National Football Teams. 9 October 2023.