 Islame playing for Chile U18 in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yashir Islame Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trat | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Colo-Colo | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Ñublense (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2012 | → FC Edmonton (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2013 | Lota Schwager | 9 | (4) |
| 2014 | Barnechea | 15 | (5) |
| 2014 | Újpest | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Curicó Unido | 26 | (11) |
| 2016 | → Melaka United (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Perak 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– | Trat | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Chile U18 | 5 | (8) |
| 2010 | Chile U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Chile U20 | 24 | (8) |
| 2016– | Palestine | 20 | (7) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
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 Trat.
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
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.
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.
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.
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]
International career
Islame was included in the Chile squad that played against Mexico in the Estadio Azteca on 16 May 2010, replacing the injured Esteban Paredes.[6]
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.[7]
Personal life
He is of Palestinian descent through his maternal grandfather.[8] In 2018 he officially reordered the sequence of his last names (Pinto Islame to Islame Pinto), while suppressing his second forename (Armando).[9]
Islame is the younger brother of Amed Pinto, a Chilean former professional footballer.[10]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[11]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 March 2016 | Dura International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine |  Timor-Leste | 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 |
| 7. | 31 December 2018 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kyrgyzstan | 1-2 | 1-2 | Friendly |
Honours
Colo-Colo
Melaka United
Coquimbo Unido
References
- ↑ "- Palestino orgulloso: Yashir Pinto reordenó sus apellidos y desde hoy se llama Yashir Islame". RedGol.cl.
- ↑ "- NASL".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ @tratfc2023 (5 August 2023). "TRAT FC OFFICIAL JERSEYS 2023/24" (in Thai). Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Instagram.
- ↑ @yashirislamepinto (7 August 2023). "Happy to be back @thaileague". Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Selección chilena viajó a México con Yashir Pinto como principal novedad".
- ↑ AS, Diario (29 March 2016). "Palestina goleó con dobletes de Yashir Pinto y Cantillana - Fútbol - AS Chile".
- ↑ Niño, Enrique (14 September 2010). "Yashir, el mini Pinilla de la Roja Sub 20". Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ González, Christian (29 November 2018). "Yashir Pinto adopta apellido palestino y pasa a llamarse Yashir Islame". La Tercera. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Pinto, Yashir". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links
- Yashir Islame at Soccerway
- Yashir Islame at BDFA (in Spanish)
