Yashir Pinto
Pinto playing for Chile U18 in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yashir Armando Pinto Islame | ||
Date of birth | February 6, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Colo-Colo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2008– | Colo-Colo | 18 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → Ñublense | 20 | (5) |
2012 | → FC Edmonton (loan) | 21 | (3) |
2013 | Lota Schwager | 10 | (5) |
2014 | A.C. Barnechea | 19 | (5) |
2014 | Bahlinger SC | 19 | (9) |
2015 | Újpest FC | 0 | (0) |
2015- | Curicó Unido | 20 | (11) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Chile U18 | 5 | (8) |
2010 | Chile U19 | 2 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Chile U20 | 24 | (8) |
2016– | Palestine | 1 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2012. |
Yashir Armando Pinto Islame (born February 6, 1991) is a Palestinian footballer who plays for Curicó Unido as a striker.
Professional
He was born Santiago, Chile. Pinto made his professional debut in Primera División de Chile on June 28, 2008 in an away match against Deportes Melipilla where Colo-Colo won 2-0. His first goal was against Fernandez Vial in the Colo-Colo victory of 4–2 in a match corresponding to the 2008 Copa Chile.
On February 24, 2012, Pinto was loaned to FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League on a season-long loan.[1]
National team
Pinto was included in the Chile squad that played against Mexico in the Estadio Azteca on 16 May 2010, replacing the injured Esteban Paredes.[2]
In 2016, while playing in Curicó Unido, Pinto made his debut for the Palestinian national team. He was selected in Palestine's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Timor-Leste on 29 March 2016. Pinto scored two goals in his debut.[3]
Personal
He is of Palestinian descent through his maternal grandfather.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1776
- ↑ http://www.cooperativa.cl/seleccion-chilena-viajo-a-mexico-con-yashir-pinto-como-principal-novedad/prontus_nots/2010-05-14/134313.html
- ↑ http://chile.as.com/chile/2016/03/29/futbol/1459266939_271068.html
- ↑ Niño, Enrique (September 14, 2010). "Yashir, el mini Pinilla de la Roja Sub 20". Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
External links
- (Spanish) BDFA profile