Hamilton West (footballer)

Hamilton Maxwell West Santana (born 16 October 1977) is a retired Nicaraguan 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)
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
National team‡
1997–2007 Nicaragua 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ 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.

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 - El Nuevo Diario (in 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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