| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamilton Maxwell West Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Managua, Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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.
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]
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.