Yashir Islame Pinto[1] (Arabic: ياسر إسلامي بينتو; born Yashir Armando Pinto Islame, 6 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 club Rayong.

Yashir Islame
Islame playing for Chile U18 in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yashir Islame Pinto
Date of birth (1991-02-06) 6 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Rayong
Number 36
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Colo-Colo 14 (0)
2010–2011Ñublense (loan) 14 (3)
2012FC Edmonton (loan) 21 (3)
2013 Lota Schwager 9 (4)
2014 Barnechea 15 (5)
2014 Újpest 0 (0)
2015–2018 Curicó Unido 26 (11)
2016Melaka United (loan) 9 (4)
2017Perak TBG (loan) 19 (5)
2018 Coquimbo Unido 12 (6)
2019–2020 PKNP 21 (3)
2020 Barito Putera 3 (0)
2021 Rangers 1 (0)
2021–2022 Khon Kaen United 29 (4)
2022 Negeri Sembilan 14 (2)
2023 Universidad de Concepción 16 (2)
2023–2024 Trat 13 (1)
2024Police Tero (loan) 12 (1)
2024– Rayong 5 (1)
International career
2009 Chile U18 5 (8)
2010 Chile U19 2 (1)
2010–2011 Chile U20 24 (8)
2016–2019 Palestine 18 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Born in Chile, Islame represented his native country at youth level between 2009 and 2011. He switched allegiance to Palestine in 2016, when he made his senior debut.

Club career

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He was born Santiago, Chile. Islame made his professional debut in Primera División de Chile on 28 June 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.[citation needed]

On 24 February 2012, Islame was loaned to FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League on a season-long loan.[2] On 14 July 2021, he signed for newly promoted Khon Kaen United.[citation needed]

In 2022 he joined the team Negeri Sembilan FC on a free transfer. He has helped the team secure fourth place in the Malaysia Super League in 2022. He has made 14 appearances and scored 2 goals during his time with Negeri Sembilan FC.[citation needed]

In the first half of 2023, he played for Universidad de Concepción in the Chilean second division. In June of the same year, he left the team to move to Thailand.[3] In the second half of 2023, he signed with Thai League 1 side Trat FC.[4][5]

In the second half of 2024, Pinto switched to Rayong.[6]

International career

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Islame was included in the Chile squad that played against Mexico in the Estadio Azteca on 16 May 2010, replacing the injured Esteban Paredes.[7]

In 2016, while playing in Curicó Unido, Islame 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. Islame scored two goals in his debut.[8]

Personal life

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He is of Palestinian descent through his maternal grandfather.[9] In 2018 he officially reordered the sequence of his last names (Pinto Islame to Islame Pinto), while suppressing his second forename (Armando).[10]

Islame is the younger brother of Amed Pinto [es], a Chilean former professional footballer.[11]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[12]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 March 2016 Dura International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine   East Timor 3–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 4–0
3. 22 March 2017 Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar   Yemen 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4. 13 June 2017 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine   Oman 2–0 2–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5. 5 September 2017 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan   Bhutan 1–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6. 20 November 2018 Wuyuan River Stadium, Haikou, China   China 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

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Colo-Colo

Melaka United

Coquimbo Unido

References

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  1. ^ "- Palestino orgulloso: Yashir Pinto reordenó sus apellidos y desde hoy se llama Yashir Islame". RedGol.cl.
  2. ^ "- NASL".
  3. ^ Aguilar, Felipe (26 June 2023). "Un nuevo rumbo: Ex promesa de Colo-Colo deja el fútbol chileno para partir a un exótico destino". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ @tratfc2023 (5 August 2023). "TRAT FC OFFICIAL JERSEYS 2023/24" (in Thai). Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ @yashirislamepinto (7 August 2023). "Happy to be back @thaileague". Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ Silva, Felipe (2 September 2024). "Ex Colo Colo denuncia que fue tratado de 'terrorista': "Estoy evaluando acciones legales"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Selección chilena viajó a México con Yashir Pinto como principal novedad".
  8. ^ AS, Diario (29 March 2016). "Palestina goleó con dobletes de Yashir Pinto y Cantillana - Fútbol - AS Chile".
  9. ^ Niño, Enrique (14 September 2010). "Yashir, el mini Pinilla de la Roja Sub 20". Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  10. ^ González, Christian (29 November 2018). "Yashir Pinto adopta apellido palestino y pasa a llamarse Yashir Islame". La Tercera. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Los jugadores de Osorno llegan a un acuerdo con los dirigentes y hoy viajan a Santiago". SoyChile (in Spanish). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Pinto, Yashir". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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