Hamilton West (footballer)

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Hamilton West
Personal information
Full name Hamilton Maxwell West Santana
Date of birth (1977-10-16) 16 October 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Managua, Nicaragua
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position Winger
Youth career
Bautista
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 Masachapa
1998ADET (loan)
1999–2001 AD Guanacasteca
2001 Real Estelí 10 (2)
2002 Osa
2003 Real Estelí
2003–2004 Parmalat
2005–2008 Masatepe
2008–2009 Chinandega
International career
1997–2007 Nicaragua 21 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 January 2014

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

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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.

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