Hamilton West (footballer)

Hamilton West

Personal information
Full name	Hamilton Maxwell West Santana
Date of birth	(1977-10-16) 16 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Managua, Nicaragua
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	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, correct as of 19 January 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
2. Guanacaste con todo - Nación (in Spanish)
3. Orgías goleadoras Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
4. Estelí descarta a Hamilton West Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
5. Parmalat rellena huecos- Adquieren a Hamilton, Acevedo, Padilla, Jorge Hernández y Mario Gastón Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
6. Hamilton apretó el gatillo Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
7. Hamilton West – FIFA competition record (archived)
8. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 1997 - Details^[dead link‍] - RSSSF
9. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 1999 - Details^[dead link‍] - 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

External links

• Hamilton West at National-Football-Teams.com