Victor Pineda (born March 15, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Pineda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 15, 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chicago Fire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Chicago Fire | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2015 | Indy Eleven | 20 | (2) |
| 2016 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 20 | (0) |
| 2017 | Orange County SC | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | United States U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | United States U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2014 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 16, 2014 | |||
Career
editProfessional
editThe first homegrown player in Chicago Fire history, Pineda signed with the first team in August 2010. That year the midfielder lead the Chicago Fire U-16 Academy with eight goals and helped his team win the U.S. Soccer Federation Development Academy National Championship (in which he scored the first penalty kick of the penalty kick shootout).[2] He was subsequently called up to the United States U-18 national team[3] and scored twice during the international tournaments. On February 17, 2012, Pineda was selected to the national U-20 team as one of the two team leaders.[4]
Pineda made his MLS debut on March 23, 2014, in a match against New York Red Bulls.[5]
On June 13, 2014, Pineda moved to NASL team Indy Eleven on loan.[6] He signed with Indy for the 2015 season after he was released by Chicago.
In December 2015, Pineda signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[7]
Personal
editHis brother, Mauricio, signed with the Fire in early 2020 after playing several years of college soccer.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 23, 2013. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2013.
- ^ "Chicago Fire's U16 Academy Wins USSFDA National Championship". July 21, 2010.
- ^ "U-18 MNT Roster Named for Lisbon International Tournament". May 12, 2011.
- ^ "MLSers Salgado, Pineda called into US U-20 camp". February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Long Time Coming: Original Homegrown Victor Pineda makes his Fire debut". chicago-fire.com. March 23, 2014.
- ^ "ELEVEN ADD MIDFIELDER VICTOR PINEDA". indyeleven.com. Indy Eleven. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/12/28/strikers-bolster-2016-roster-with-four-signings
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC keep it in the family, sign North Carolina's Mauricio Pineda to Homegrown Player deal | MLSsoccer.com".