César Jair Samudio Murillo (born 26 March 1994) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Honduran side Marathón and the Panama national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Samudio played as a senior for Chepo,

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, Costa del Este,

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 ...

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

International career

Samudio received his first call-up to the

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in April 2022, for a non-

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friendly against

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. He made his debut on 1 May, starting in the 3–2 loss at the

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samudio, Cesar 1994 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Panamanian men's footballers Panama men's international footballers 2024 Copa América players Men's association football goalkeepers Liga Panameña de Fútbol players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Chepo F.C. players Atlético Veragüense players Club Deportivo del Este players C.D. Plaza Amador players C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera players C.D. Marathón players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras