Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce was born on 15 November 1987 and is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
21 Facts About Marco Pappa
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Marco Pappa scored his first professional goal against Nicaraguan side Real Madriz during the 2007 UNCAF tournament.
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Marco Pappa signed a one and a half-year loan deal with Chicago Fire on 30 July 2008, and made his MLS debut for Fire on 2 August 2008, against Chivas USA.
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Marco Pappa scored his first MLS goal on 5 April 2009, in a game against the New York Red Bulls.
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Marco Pappa started the 2010 MLS season in great form for the Chicago Fire with 5 goals and 4 assists in his first 11 games, making one of the league's top performing midfielders, and finished the year with seven goals and five assists.
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Marco Pappa was awarded the MLS "Goal of the Year" award of the 2010 season for his goal against San Jose Earthquakes on 10 April 2010.
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Per an announcement made on 13 August 2012 Marco Pappa was originally going to join the Dutch club SC Heerenveen of the Eredivisie on 1 January 2013 on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
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On 3 January 2014 Marco Pappa was released by Heerenveen as they dissolved his contract to make room on their roster for the Hungarian Szabolcs Varga.
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Marco Pappa was released by Heerenveen and entered the MLS Allocation process, being selected by the Seattle Sounders FC who had the first pick.
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Marco Pappa was officially given the number 10 jersey last worn by Mauro Rosales on 12 February 2014.
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Marco Pappa then looked for a club abroad without success.
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In July 2018, it was reported that Marco Pappa had joined Deportivo Petapa.
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On 30 August Marco Pappa said that he had reached an agreement with the club but in September 2018, Petapas head coach said that there was no agreement with Marco Pappa and that he wouldn't be a part of the squad.
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Marco Pappa then joined Club Xelaju MC on 8 October 2019.
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Marco Pappa played 12 games and scored a goal in 726 minutes of play.
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Marco Pappa has 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 fourth place after being one penalty shootout away from qualifying to the Olympic Tournament.
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Marco Pappa scored his first goal for Guatemala on 15 October 2008 against Cuba.
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At the 2014 Copa Centroamericana, Marco Pappa helped Guatemala to a runner-up finish and qualification for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Marco Pappa scored four goals in four matches en route to winning the tournament's Golden Boot as its top scorer and the Golden Ball as its best player.
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In 2016, he was involved in an incident that resulted in Marco Pappa being rushed to the hospital.
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On 7 January 2020, Marco Pappa was sentenced to 5-years in jail due to a domestic violence offence in his native Guatemala.