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César Samudio

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César Samudio
Personal information
Full name César Jair Samudio Murillo[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Panama City, Panama[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Marathón
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Chepo 27 (0)
2016–2017 Atlético Veragüense 10 (0)
2018–2019 Costa del Este 8 (0)
2019 Plaza Amador 0 (0)
2020 Costa del Este 10 (0)
2021–2023 CAI 53 (0)
2023Marathón (loan) 22 (0)
2023– Marathón 41 (0)
International career
2022– Panama 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

César Jair Samudio Murillo (born 26 March 1994) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Honduran side Marathón and the Panama national team.

Club career

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Born in Panama City, Samudio played as a senior for Chepo, Atlético Veragüense,[2] Costa del Este, Plaza Amador and CAI in his home country. He won the 2022 Liga Panameña de Fútbol with the latter, being named the Most Valuable Player of the competition.[3]

On 7 January 2023, Samudio moved abroad and signed for Marathón in Honduras.[4] Initially on loan, he signed a permanent contract until December 2026 with the club on 26 May.[5]

International career

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Samudio received his first call-up to the Panama in April 2022, for a non-FIFA friendly against El Salvador. [6] He made his debut on 1 May, starting in the 3–2 loss at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Samudio's full international debut occurred on 10 June 2023, replacing Luis Mejía in a 3–2 win over Nicaragua.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d César Samudio at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Veragüense ficha a jugador de la selección" [Veragüense sign a player from the national team] (in Spanish). JM Deportes. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Panamá: César Samudio, el más galardonado en gala del fútbol panameño 2022" [Panama: César Samudio, the most awarded at the 2022 Panamanian football gala] (in Spanish). TVN. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "César Samudio (MVP de la LPF) ficha por el CD Marathón" [César Samudio (LPF's MVP) signs for CD Marathón] (in Spanish). RPC Televisión. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "El CD Marathón adquiere ficha completa del panameño César Samudio" [CD Marathón purchase the full rights of Panamanian César Samudio] (in Spanish). RPC Televisión. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ "César Samudio: "Se respeta lo que decida cada club, porque no es fecha FIFA"" [César Samudio: "We respect what each club say, because it is not a FIFA date"] (in Spanish). RPC Televisión. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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