Hamilton West (footballer)

Hamilton West
Personal information
Full name Hamilton Maxwell West Santana
Date of birth (1977-10-16) October 16, 1977
Place of birth Managua, Nicaragua
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Youth career
Bautista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997-1999 Masachapa
1998 → ADET (loan)
1999-2001 AD Guanacasteca
2001 Real Estelí 10 (2)
2002 Osa
2003 Real Estelí
2003-2004 Parmalat
2005-2008 Masatepe
2008-2009 Chinandega
National team‡
1997-2007 Nicaragua 21 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is West and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

Hamilton Maxwell West Santana (born 16 October 1977) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.

Club career

West started his career at Masachapa and moved abroad to join El Salvadorans ADET on loan in 1998[1] and then moved to Costa Rican side AD Guanacasteca in summer 1999 to play alongside compatriot Danny Téllez.[2] After a season with Real Estelí, where he scored 5 goals in a league match against Chinandega,[3] he returned to Costa Rica to play for Osa.[4] In 2003 he signed with Parmalat.[5] In January 2009, West's goal secured second division side Chinandega promotion to the top tier.[6]

International career

West made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1997,[8] 1999,[9] 2001,[10] 2003,[11] 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups.[12]

His final international was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras.

References

  1. ↑ Se reactiva el fut,Masachapa, el favorito - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Guanacaste con todo - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Orgías goleadoras - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Estelí descarta a Hamilton West - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Parmalat rellena huecos- Adquieren a Hamilton, Acevedo, Padilla, Jorge Hernández y Mario Gastón - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Hamilton apretó el gatillo - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Hamilton West – FIFA competition record
  8. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 1997 - Details - RSSSF
  9. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 1999 - Details - RSSSF
  10. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  12. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF

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