Nicolás Samayoa
Guatemalan footballer (born 1995)
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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
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
2018–19: Debut season
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
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
On 23 July 2025, it was confirmed that Samayoa had officially joined Municipal.[11]
International career
Youth
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
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
International stats
| 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
- Comunicaciones