Marco Pappa

ABOUT MARCO PAPPA

Former midfielder for the Chicago Fire who also represented Guatemala in the qualifiers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

He joined the local side, Municipal, at age 16, and made his professional debut two years later.

In his first season with the Chicago Fire he was the team's top scorer and won the MLS Goal of the Year award in 2010.

He grew up in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy won the MLS Goal of the Year award in 2009, a year before Pappa.