Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco (born 2 August 1995) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Guate club Municipal and the Guatemala national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2023 | Comunicaciones | 115 | (11) |
| 2023–2025 | Politehnica Iași | 58 | (1) |
| 2025– | Municipal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Guatemala | 31 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2025 | |||
Club career
editYouth career
editSamayoa 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
editOn 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
edit2018–19: Debut season
editOn 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 31
editIn 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]
Municipal
editInternational career
editYouth
editSamayoa 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]
Senior
editHe made his debut for Guatemala national football team on 15 November 2018 in a friendly against Israel which Guatemala lost 0–7.[12]
Career statistics
editInternational stats
edit| Guatemala | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | ||
- Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.[13]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2023 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  French Guiana | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 2. | 6 June 2025 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Dominican Republic | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
edit- Comunicaciones
References
edit- ↑ "Nicolas Samayo". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Nicolas Samayoa - 2014 - Florida Gulf Coast University". fgcuathletics.com.
- 1 2 "Revolution Select Defender Nicolas Samayoa in Fourth Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft | New England Revolution".
- ↑ "New England Revolution sign defenders Jalil Anibaba, Nicolas Samayoa | MLSSoccer.com".
- ↑ "Recap: Louisville City vs. New England Revolution 06/05/2018 | Matchcenter". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
- ↑ "LIGHTS FC ADDS DEFENDER NICO SAMAYOA TO ROSTER ON LOAN FROM NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION OF MLS". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "New England Revolution announce end of season roster moves | MLSSoccer.com".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Comunicaciones consigue en la cancha de Chiantla un triunfo que lo convierte en líder". PubliNews. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Colorado Rapids upset by Comunicaciones in penalties to go out in Concacaf Champions League round of 16". The Denver Post. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "¡Fichaje Bomba! Nicolás Samayoa es nuevo jugador de Municipal". LaRed1061. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Israel v Guatemala game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
- ↑ "Samayoa, Nicolas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
External links
edit- Nicolás Samayoa at Major League Soccer
- FGU Eagles Profile
- Nicolás Samayoa at Soccerway
- Nicolás Samayoa at National-Football-Teams.com