 Pinto with Bursaspor in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Andrés Pinto Perurena | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Chile, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Universidad de Chile | 34 | (10) |
| 2006 | → Cobreloa (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2008 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Godoy Cruz | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Audax Italiano | 27 | (9) |
| 2011 | Varese | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | O'Higgins | 14 | (13) |
| 2012–2014 | Bursaspor | 48 | (19) |
| 2014 | Millonarios | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | O'Higgins | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Eskişehirspor | 13 | (1) |
| 2016 | Quilmes | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Palestino | 13 | (4) |
| 2019 | Deportes Temuco | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 206 | (65) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Chile | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sebastián Pinto (born 5 February 1986) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. His last team was Chilean Primera B club Deportes Temuco.
Career
Begins of his career
Pinto began his career in the youth categories of Universidad de Chile, but had no regularity and was sent on loan to Cobreloa to gain more experience. He played also in Santos, Godoy Cruz, Audax Italiano and the Italian club Varese between 2008 and 2011.
O'Higgins, Bursaspor and Millonarios
In 2011, he came to O'Higgins where he was the second top-scorer of the tournament. In January 2012 he arrived at Turkish football club Bursaspor, being the top-scorer of the national cup with 5 goals. After almost three years at the club, he left finishing with a total of 65 games played and 29 goals. After that he went to Millonarios F.C. in 2014, playing 4 matches and scoring 1 goal.
Back to Chile
In 2015, he come back to O'Higgins, signing to the team for the Clausura 2014–15.[1]
International career
His debut for the Chile national team in 2006 on an unofficial friendly against the Aragon official football team. He returned later in 2011, in a friendly against Paraguay where he scored a hat-trick (one goal on a penalty shot).
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goal |
| 1 | 21 December 2011 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile |  Paraguay |
3–2 | Friendly | 3(3) |
| 2 | 9 June 2012 | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 11 September 2012 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Colombia |
1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
Personal life
He is the son of the journalist and television presenter Carlos Pinto.[2] His sister, Carla, is a DJ who took part in the reality show Mundos opuestos 2 in 2013.[3]
References
- ↑ "Comunicado oficial de O'Higgins sobre incorporación de nuevo jugador | O'Higgins FC". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ↑ "El calvario de hijo de Carlos Pinto tras dejar el fútbol". El Nortero (in Spanish). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "[FOTOS] Recién casada: Así luce hoy Carla Pinto, la hija del presentador de "Mea Culpa"" (in Spanish). Meganoticias. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
External links
- Official Club Player Profile (in Spanish)
- Sebastián Pinto at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Sebastián Pinto – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 June 2012)