Aníbal Godoy
Introduction '''Anibal Casis Godoy Lemus''' (; born 10 February 1990) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC and captains the Panama national team.
Club career Godoy started his career at Chepo and moved abroad in November 2011 to join Godoy Cruz on loan to play alongside compatriot Armando Cooper after being voted Player of the Year in Panama. After returning to Chepo he moved to Europe in August 2013 when he signed for Hungarian side Honvéd Budapest. He made his debut for them on 1 September 2013 against Kaposvár Rákóczi.===San Jose Earthquakes===Godoy signed for MLS side San Jose Earthquakes on 6 August 2015.On 30 November 2017, he signed a new, multi-year contract with the club. He took on the role of vice-captain during the 2018 season.===Nashville SC===On 7 August 2019, it was announced that at the conclusion of the 2019 season, Godoy would move to Nashville SC ahead of their inaugural MLS season in 2020.San Jose would receive  $650,000 of General Allocation Money in return.
International career With the Panama under-20 team, Godoy participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.Godoy made his senior debut for Panama in a March 2010 friendly match against Venezuela and has, as of October 2021, earned a total of over 110 caps, scoring three goals. He also played at the 2011 and 2013 Gold Cups.Godoy represented Panama in all four of its 2017 Gold Cup matches, comprising three group stage matches and one quarter-final. He tallied one assist and was named to the Best XI of the group stages, but ultimately scored an own goal in Panama's quarter-final match against Costa Rica and club teammate Marco Ureña, resulting in the end of the tournament for Panama and Costa Rica's advancement to the semi-finals.During the lead-up to the 2018 World Cup, Godoy was called up to the squad for friendlies against Denmark and Switzerland on 22 and 27 March, respectively, along with San Jose teammate Harold Cummings. In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Personal life As of 27 February 2018, Godoy holds a U.S. green card, qualifying him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
Career statistics ===Club===ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChepo2007Liga Panameña de Fútbol300000302008201000020120092530000253201011000001102010–1131500003152012–1320100002012013–1430000030Total11310000011310Godoy Cruz (loan)2011–12Argentine Primera División00000000Honvéd2013–14Nemzeti Bajnokság I601000702014–151801040230Total2402040300San Jose Earthquakes2015MLS102000010220162310000231201726210102822018270000027020191500000150Total101510101035Nashville SC2020MLS2010010211Career total25816306026716=== International ===+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPanama201050201111020128020131902014312015160201680201715020181202019302020002021132202271Total1204====International goals====:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.'' No. Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1  14 November 2014  Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador    '''2'''–0  3–1  Friendly 2  8 June 2021  Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama    '''1'''–0  3–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3  10 October 2021  Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama   '''1'''–0  1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 4  27 March 2022  Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States  '''1'''–5  1–5
See also * List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links **  Player profile – Honvéd*