Samir Enrique Arzú García (born 19 March 1981) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a

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for Motagua New Orleans.

Club career

Arzú began his career in Honduras with

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, which preceded a move to fellow Honduran clubs

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, Real Juventud,

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and Olimpia between 2006 and 2009; he featured twice for Olimpia during the

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. In 2009, Arzú completed a move to

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. He made his professional debut against León on 31 July, which was the first of nine appearances in Mexico's second tier. Arzú sealed a return to Real Juventud in 2010, before signing for

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a year later - he scored three goals for each club in a season.

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side Shanghai Tellace loaned Arzú for the

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campaign. The club won the title and promotion in his sole season in China. 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 Suchitepéquez of the

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. He netted on his debut, scoring the third goal of a 4–1 home win over Xelajú on 4 August 2013. Arzú had subsequent spells with Vida, Barillas and Deportivo Jocotán, prior to a short return to Victoria in 2016. Arzú joined USA's

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team Motagua New Orleans in 2016.

International career

Arzú represented the Honduras U23s in the

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, as his nation narrowly missed out on the

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in Greece after placing third.

Career statistics

Honours

Shanghai Tellace *

Motagua New Orleans *

: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arzú, Samir 1981 births Living people People from Jutiapa Department Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ascenso MX players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Gulf Coast Premier League players Real C.D. España players Comayagua F.C. players C.D. Real Juventud players Atlético Olanchano players C.D. Olimpia players Correcaminos UAT footballers C.D. Victoria players Shanghai Port F.C. players C.D. Suchitepéquez players Barillas FC players Motagua New Orleans players