Marco Pappa

Marco Pappa

Personal information
Full name	Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce
Date of birth	November 15, 1987 (1987-11-15) (age 24)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chicago Fire
Number	16
Youth career
2004–2006	Municipal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2009	Municipal	5	(1)
2008–2009	→ Chicago Fire (loan)	36	(5)
2010–	Chicago Fire	54	(15)
National team‡
2008–	Guatemala	24	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 23, 2011

Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce (born November 15, 1987 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer since 2008 and is a member of the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Pappa, who plays as a winger, joined his local side, Municipal, in 2004 at the age of 16, and made his professional debut in a domestic league match in August 2006 against Deportivo Petapa. He scored his first professional goal against Nicaraguan side Real Madriz during the 2006 UNCAF tournament.

Pappa signed a one and a half year loan deal with Chicago Fire on July 30, 2008, and made his MLS debut for Fire on 2 August 2008, against Chivas USA.^[1] He scored his first MLS goal on 5 April 2009, in a game against the New York Red Bulls.^[2]

On December 3, 2009 The Fire exercised its option to buy Pappa's rights from Guatemalan side CSD Municipal, thus ending a two-year loan deal it had for Pappa and securing his services through the 2012 season.^[3] Pappa has started the 2010 MLS season in great form for the Chicago Fire in 11 games he has 5 goals and 4 assists, making one of the leagues top performing midfielders.^[4]

Pappa scored a hat-trick on September 28, 2011 in an away win against Real Salt Lake,^[5] earning the "Player of the Week" award^[6] and becoming the second Guatemalan player to score three goals in an MLS match after Carlos Ruiz had done it in 2002 and 2003.

International career

Pappa earned his first cap for Guatemala on August 20, 2008 in a 0-1 World Cup qualifying loss to the United States, appearing as a substitute. He scored his first goal for Guatemala on October 15, 2008 against Cuba. As of March 2010, he had earned 12 caps and represented Guatemala in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[7] and at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2009.^[8]

Pappa has also represented Guatemala at the U17, U20, U21 and U23 levels, and played for Guatemala at the U23 level in the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which they finished in fourth place.

International goals

Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 October 2008	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Cuba	1-1	1-2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	3 March 2010	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	El Salvador	1-0	2-1	Friendly
3	13 June 2011	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Grenada	2-0	4-0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4	2 September 2011	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala, Guatemala	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1-0	4-0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08022008_CHVCHI
2. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04052009_NYCHI
3. ^ http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2009/12/chicago-fire-buys-pappas-rights.html
4. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/player/marco-pappa
5. ^ Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/soccer/news/story?id=7033194
6. ^ Source: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/03/pappa-takes-player-week-honors-week-29
7. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
8. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF

External links

• MLS player profile
• Marco Pappa at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Pappa, Marco
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Date of birth	1987-11-15
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
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