Marco Pappa

Personal information
Full name	Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce
Date of birth	November 15, 1987 (1987-11-15) (age 22)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Left/Right Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chicago Fire (on loan from Municipal)
Number	16
Youth career
2004–2006	Municipal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–	Municipal	1	(0)
2008–	→ Chicago Fire (loan)	36	(5)
National team‡
2008–	Guatemala	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:17, 26 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:27, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Marco Pappa (born November 15, 1987 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer on loan from Municipal.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Professional 1.2 International 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Professional

Pappa joined his local side, Municipal, in 2004 at the age of 16; he made his professional debut in a domestic league match in August 2006 against Deportivo Petapa, and 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].

[edit] International

Pappa earned his first cap for Guatemala in the Azul y Blancos 1-0 2008 qualifying loss to the United States appearing as a substitute. He scored his first goal for Guatemala on September 10, 2008 against Cuba.

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 third place.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile

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