Nicolás Samayoa

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Nicolás Samayoa
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Samayoa Pacheco
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2025

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.

Club career

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Youth career

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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

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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

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2018–19: Debut season

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On 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

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In 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

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On 23 July 2025, it was confirmed that Samayoa had officially joined Municipal.[11]

International career

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Youth

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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]

Senior

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He 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

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International stats

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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 File:Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana 3–0 4–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
2. 6 June 2025 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 2–2 4–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Comunicaciones

References

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