Samir Arzú

Samir Arzú
Personal information
Full name Samir Enrique Arzú García
Date of birth (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Jutiapa, Honduras
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Motagua New Orleans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Real España
2006–2007 Hispano
2007 Real Juventud
2008 Atlético Olanchano
2008–2009 Olimpia
2009 Correcaminos UAT 9 (0)
2010 Real Juventud
2010–2013 Victoria
2012 → Shanghai Tellace (loan)
2013 Suchitepéquez 15 (1)
2014 Vida
2014–2015 Barillas
2015 Deportivo Jocotán
2016 Victoria 2 (0)
2016– Motagua New Orleans 38 (12)
International career
2004 Honduras U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:12, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Samir Enrique Arzú García (born 19 March 1981) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Motagua New Orleans.[2]

Career

Club

Arzú got his career underway in Honduras with Real España, which preceded a move to fellow Honduran clubs Hispano, Real Juventud, Atlético Olanchano and Olimpia between 2006 and 2009; he featured twice for Olimpia during the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.[2][3][4] In 2009, Arzú completed a move to Correcaminos UAT of Liga de Ascenso.[2] He made his professional debut against León on 31 July, which was the first of nine appearances in Mexico's second tier.[2] Arzú sealed a return to Real Juventud in 2010, before signing for Victoria a year later - he scored three goals for each club in a season.[2]

China League One side Shanghai Tellace loaned Arzú for the 2012 campaign.[4] The club won the title and promotion in his sole season in China.[4] After returning to Victoria for the first part of 2013, he found himself on the move again later in the year after agreeing to play for Suchitepéquez of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.[2] He netted on his debut, scoring the third goal of a 4–1 home win over Xelajú on 4 August 2013.[2] Arzú had subsequent spells with Vida, Barillas and Deportivo Jocotán, prior to a short return to Victoria in 2016.[2][5] Arzú joined USA's Gulf Coast Premier League team Motagua New Orleans in 2016.[6][7]

International

Arzú represented the Honduras U23s in the 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, as his nation narrowly missed out on the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece after placing third.[8]

Career statistics

As of 23 August 2019.[2][9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Correcaminos UAT 2009–10 Liga de Ascenso 9 0 0 0 — — 0 0 9 0
Suchitepéquez 2013–14 Guatemalan Liga Nacional 15 1 — — — 0 0 15 1
Victoria 2015–16 Honduras Liga Nacional 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Motagua New Orleans 2015–16 Gulf Coast Premier League 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2016–17 11 4 0 0 — — 0 0 11 4
2017 9 1 0 0 — — 0 0 9 1
2018 7 1 0 0 — — 0 0 7 1
2019 10 6 0 0 — — 0 0 10 6
Total 38 12 0 0 — — 0 0 38 12
Career total 64 13 0 0 — — 0 0 64 13

Honours

Shanghai Tellace[10]
Motagua New Orleans[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Samir Arzú". World Football. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Honduras - S. Arzú". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de SAMIR ARZU". BDFA. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Samir Arzu - Victoria La Ceiba". Football Database. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Los jugadores hondureños con más clubes en su carrera". Diez. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Samir Arzu – Gulf Coast Premier League". Gulf Coast Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. ^ "CD Motagua de Nueva Orleans jugará la Lamar Hunt US Open Cup". Diez. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Costa Rica 2-0 Honduras...Los Ticos irán a Atenas". Medio Tiempo. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Samir Arzu – Gulf Coast Premier League". Gulf Coast Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Ha sido un año extraordinario: Samir Arzú". Diez. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  11. ^ "2015-2016 Standings – Gulf Coast Premier League". Gulf Coast Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  12. ^ "2016-2017 Standings – Gulf Coast Premier League". Gulf Coast Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2018.