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{{short description|Honduran footballer (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Samir Arzú
| image          =
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| caption        =
| fullname       = Samir Enrique Arzú García
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|19|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Jutiapa]], Honduras
| height         = {{height|m=1.76}}<ref name="WF1">{{cite news|title=Samir Arzú|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/samir-arzu/|accessdate=23 August 2019|work=World Football}}</ref>
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = [[Motagua New Orleans]]
| clubnumber     =
| youthyears1    =           |youthclubs1 =
| years1         = 2001–2006 |clubs1 = [[Real C.D. España|Real España]]                                  |caps1 =             |goals1 =
| years2         = 2006–2007 |clubs2 = [[Comayagua F.C.|Hispano]]                                        |caps2 =             |goals2 =
| years3         = 2007      |clubs3 = [[C.D. Real Juventud|Real Juventud]]                              |caps3 =             |goals3 =
| years4         = 2008      |clubs4 = [[Atlético Olanchano]]                                            |caps4 =             |goals4 =
| years5         = 2008–2009 |clubs5 = [[Club Deportivo Olimpia|Olimpia]]                                |caps5 =             |goals5 =
| years6         = 2009      |clubs6 = [[Correcaminos UAT]]                                              |caps6 = 9           |goals6 = 0
| years7         = 2010      |clubs7 = [[C.D. Real Juventud|Real Juventud]]                              |caps7 =             |goals7 =
| years8         = 2010–2013 |clubs8 = [[C.D. Victoria|Victoria]]                                        |caps8 =             |goals8 =
| years9         = 2012      |clubs9 = → [[Shanghai SIPG F.C.|Shanghai Tellace]] (loan)                  |caps9 =             |goals9 =
| years10        = 2013      |clubs10 = [[C.D. Suchitepéquez|Suchitepéquez]]                             |caps10 = 15         |goals10 = 1
| years11        = 2014      |clubs11 = [[C.D.S. Vida|Vida]]                                             |caps11 =            |goals11 =
| years12        = 2014–2015 |clubs12 = [[Barillas FC|Barillas]]                                         |caps12 =            |goals12 =
| years13        = 2015      |clubs13 = Deportivo Jocotán                                                |caps13 =            |goals13 =
| years14        = 2016      |clubs14 = [[C.D. Victoria|Victoria]]                                       |caps14 = 2          |goals14 = 0
| years15        = 2016–     |clubs15 = [[Motagua New Orleans]]                                          |caps15 = 38         |goals15 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2004      |nationalteam1 = [[Honduras national under-23 football team|Honduras U23]]  |nationalcaps1 =     |nationalgoals1 =
| club-update    = 10:12, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
| medaltemplates =
}}
'''Samir Enrique Arzú García''' (born 19 March 1981) is a Honduran [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Motagua New Orleans]].<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite news|title=Honduras - S. Arzú|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/samir-arzu/43737/|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Soccerway}}</ref>
==Career==
===Club===
Arzú got his career underway in Honduras with [[Real C.D. España|Real España]], which preceded a move to fellow Honduran clubs [[Comayagua F.C.|Hispano]], [[C.D. Real Juventud|Real Juventud]], [[Atlético Olanchano]] and [[Club Deportivo Olimpia|Olimpia]] between 2006 and 2009; he featured twice for Olimpia during the [[2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League]].<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="BDFA">{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de SAMIR ARZU|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-SAMIR-ENRIQUE-ARZU-42200.html|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=BDFA}}</ref><ref name="Football Database">{{cite news|title=Samir Arzu - Victoria La Ceiba|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/159949-samir-arzu|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Football Database}}</ref> In 2009, Arzú completed a move to [[Correcaminos UAT]] of [[Ascenso MX|Liga de Ascenso]].<ref name="Soccerway"/> He made his professional debut against [[Club León|León]] on 31 July, which was the first of nine appearances in Mexico's [[Mexican football league system|second tier]].<ref name="Soccerway"/> Arzú sealed a return to Real Juventud in 2010, before signing for [[C.D. Victoria|Victoria]] a year later - he scored three goals for each club in a season.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
[[China League One]] side [[Shanghai SIPG F.C.|Shanghai Tellace]] loaned Arzú for the [[2012 China League One|2012]] campaign.<ref name="Football Database"/> The club won the title and promotion in his sole season in China.<ref name="Football Database"/> 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 [[C.D. Suchitepéquez|Suchitepéquez]] of the [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]].<ref name="Soccerway"/> He netted on his debut, scoring the third goal of a 4–1 home win over [[Club Xelajú MC|Xelajú]] on 4 August 2013.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Arzú had subsequent spells with [[C.D.S. Vida|Vida]], [[Barillas FC|Barillas]] and Deportivo Jocotán, prior to a short return to Victoria in 2016.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="Diez 1">{{cite news|title=Los jugadores hondureños con más clubes en su carrera|url=https://www.diez.hn/futboldeprimera/921340-99/los-jugadores-hondure%C3%B1os-con-m%C3%A1s-clubes-en-su-carrera|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Diez|date=20 January 2016}}</ref> Arzú joined USA's [[Gulf Coast Premier League]] team [[Motagua New Orleans]] in 2016.<ref name="Gulf Coast Premier League 1">{{cite news|title=Samir Arzu – Gulf Coast Premier League|url=https://www.gcplsoccer.com/player/samir-arzu/|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Gulf Coast Premier League}}</ref><ref name="Diez 3">{{cite news|title=CD Motagua de Nueva Orleans jugará la Lamar Hunt US Open Cup|url=https://www.diez.hn/futboldeprimera/926141-99/cd-motagua-de-nueva-orleans-jugar%C3%A1-la-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Diez|date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
===International===
Arzú represented the [[Honduras national under-23 football team|Honduras U23s]] in the [[2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament]], as his nation narrowly missed out on the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Summer Olympics]] in Greece after placing third.<ref name="Medio Tiempo">{{cite news|title=Costa Rica 2-0 Honduras...Los Ticos irán a Atenas|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2004/02/10/costa-rica-2-0-honduraslos-ticos-iran-a-atenas|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Medio Tiempo|date=10 February 2004}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|23 August 2019}}.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="Gulf Coast Premier League 2">{{cite news|title=Samir Arzu – Gulf Coast Premier League|url=https://www.gcplsoccer.com/player/samir-arzu/stats/|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Gulf Coast Premier League}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Club statistics
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Correcaminos UAT]]
|[[2009–10 Liga de Ascenso season|2009–10]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Ascenso MX|Liga de Ascenso]]
|9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[C.D. Suchitepéquez|Suchitepéquez]]
|[[2013–14 Guatemalan Liga Nacional|2013–14]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala|Guatemalan Liga Nacional]]
|15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[C.D. Victoria|Victoria]]
|[[2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional|2015–16]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras|Honduras Liga Nacional]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2||0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Motagua New Orleans]]
|[[2015–16 Louisiana Premier League|2015–16]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Gulf Coast Premier League]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2016–17 GCPL season|2016–17]]
|11||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||11||4
|-
|[[2017 GCPL season|2017]]
|9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||1
|-
|[[2018 GCPL season|2018]]
|7||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||1
|-
|[[2019 GCPL season|2019]]
|10||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||10||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!38!!12!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!38!!12
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!64!!13!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!64!!13
|}
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==Honours==
;Shanghai Tellace<ref name="Diez 2">{{cite news|title=Ha sido un año extraordinario: Samir Arzú|url=https://www.diez.hn/futboldeprimera/417300-99/ha-sido-un-ano-extraordinario-samir-arzu|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Diez|date=18 December 2013}}</ref>
*[[China League One]]: [[2012 China League One|2012]]
;Motagua New Orleans<ref name="Gulf Coast Premier League 3">{{cite news|title=2015-2016 Standings – Gulf Coast Premier League|url=https://www.gcplsoccer.com/2015-standings/|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Gulf Coast Premier League}}</ref><ref name="Gulf Coast Premier League 4">{{cite news|title=2016-2017 Standings – Gulf Coast Premier League|url=https://www.gcplsoccer.com/2016-2017-standings/|accessdate=23 September 2018|work=Gulf Coast Premier League}}</ref>
*[[Gulf Coast Premier League]] (2): [[2015–16 GCPL season|2015–16]], [[2016–17 GCPL season|2016–17]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
*{{Soccerway|samir-arzu/43737}}
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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Jutiapa Department]]
[[Category:Honduran men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Honduran expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico]]
[[Category:Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China]]
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[[Category:Ascenso MX players]]
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[[Category:Gulf Coast Premier League players]]
[[Category:Real C.D. España players]]
[[Category:Comayagua F.C. players]]
[[Category:C.D. Real Juventud players]]
[[Category:Atlético Olanchano players]]
[[Category:C.D. Olimpia players]]
[[Category:Correcaminos UAT footballers]]
[[Category:C.D. Victoria players]]
[[Category:Shanghai Port F.C. players]]
[[Category:C.D. Suchitepéquez players]]
[[Category:Barillas FC players]]
[[Category:Motagua New Orleans players]]