National Soccer
Miguel Ángel Klee, former national team and several teams of the Major League, will play professionally at age 48.
The last professional team in which Miguel Ángel Klee militated was with Suchitepéquez in 2020 (Photo: Free Press, Courtesy)
One of the most unexpected news in Guatemalan football has been confirmed: Miguel Ángel Klee, former national team and several teams of the Major League, He will play professionally at age 48.
His return is given after being hired by Pajapita FC, Team that fights for permanence and added it as reinforcement for the final stretch of the Clausura 2025 tournament.
The veteran goalkeeper, who had been far from the official competition for years and worked as a goalkeeper coach in Mingueña Youthwill assume the challenge of defending the arch of a team that struggles to avoid the descent.
The need for an experienced goalkeeper led the pajapita directive to trust Klee’s trajectory and physical condition.
The team technician, Omar Villagrán, explained the decision to sign the experienced goalkeeper, in the publication of the Facebook Facebook Football First Division.
“We brought Miguel Ángel because he has experience, he has also remained physically, he has trained strong and we believe he can help us save the team. Unfortunately, our goalkeeper was injured in the game against Suchitepéquez and could no longer continue. That was also a weight of weight to bring it
Klee, who at the time was considered one of Guatemala’s best goalkeepers, defended the colors of teams such as Cobán Imperial and Xelajú MC, in addition to being a regular in the calls of the national team. His career in federated football seemed to have ended, but the urgency of Pajapita FC opened the door to an unexpected return.
Despite his age, Klee is still linked to football and has worked on the formation of new goalkeepers, which has allowed him to stay fit. However, the demand for the competition and the challenge of playing in a team that struggles not to descend represent a challenge that will test its resistance and capacity under the three sticks.
Klee’s return has generated great expectation in Guatemalan football. Now, fans will be attentive to see if the experienced goalkeeper manages to be the hero that Pajapita FC needs in this fight to avoid the descent.