Nicolás Samayoa

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.

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.

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. He signed with the club on 9 February 2018.

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.

On 11 June 2018, Samayoa joined United Soccer League side Las Vegas Lights on loan.

New England released Samayoa at the end of their 2018 season.

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.

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

International stats

 * Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.

Honours

 * Comunicaciones
 * CONCACAF League: 2021
 * Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2022