Amir Alberto Waithe Nuñez (born 27 November 1989) is a Panamanian
football player, most recently playing for
Liga Panameña de Fútbol
The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF) ( en, Panamanian Football League) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''.
Competition format
The league's season is divid ...
club
Plaza Amador
Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama.
History
C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejada ...
.
Club career
He started his career at
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
and in February 2011 was apparently sent on loan to Costa Rican giants
Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...
, only to return to Panama 12 days later after ''Liga'' decided his trial period was not successful.
In January 2012, he returned from abroad again to San Francisco after he failed a trial at Slovak club
FK Senica
FK Senica () is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Senica. The club was founded in 1921.
History
FK Senica was founded in 1921. Newly created partition was rapidly progressed, but the boom dampened dark period World War II. World wa ...
who appeared only eager to sign compatriot
Rolando Blackburn
Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega (born 9 January 1990) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera División club FAS and the Panama national team.
Club career
Born in San Joaquín, Panamá,[< ...]
. Waithe did not renew his contract with San Francisco in December 2014 and left the club after 10 seasons and winning three league titles. He then scored the first goal of the 2015 Clausura season for
Tauro in a 1-1 draw against his former club San Francisco.
International career
Waithe made his debut for
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
in March 2010
friendly match
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against
Venezuela
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and has, as of 15 August 2015, earned a total of 7 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 2
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Panama City
Men's association football forwards
Panamanian men's footballers
Panamanian expatriate men's footballers
San Francisco F.C. players
A.D. Carmelita footballers
Tauro F.C. players
C.D. Plaza Amador players
Liga Panameña de Fútbol players
Liga FPD players
Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica
Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
Panama men's international footballers
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