Carlos Pineda (footballer)

Carlos Enrique Pineda López (born 23 September 1997) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Olimpia and the Honduras national team.[1]

Carlos Pineda
Personal information
Full name Carlos Enrique Pineda López
Date of birth (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Olimpia
Number 32
Youth career
2003–2016 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Olimpia 41 (2)
2017–2018Lobos UPNFM (loan) 1 (0)
2019Real de Minas (loan) 14 (0)
International career
2017 Honduras U20 7 (0)
2019– Honduras U23 5 (0)
2019– Honduras 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Honduras
Men's football
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

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Pineda made his debut for C.D. Olimpia on 14 February 2016, coming off the bench in the 70th minute for Óscar Salas in a 4–0 win over C.D.S. Vida.[2][3]

Before the start of the 2017 Apertura tournament, Pineda joined Lobos UPNFM on a season-long loan.[4] He made his debut on 15 October 2017 in a 3–2 away victory against Real C.D. España.[5]

On 9 January 2019, Pineda was loaned to C.D. Real de Minas for six months.[6]

Honours

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Honduras Youth

References

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  1. ^ "Carlos Pineda, el niño que brilla desde la cuna merengue". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ Soccerway.com – Olimpia vs. Vida 4 - 0 – 14 February 2016
  3. ^ Carlos Pineda, la nueva joyita que Olimpia pule y Héctor Vargas bautizó como "Iniesta" (Carlos Pineda, the new gem that Olimpia polishes and Héctor Vargas baptized as "Iniesta"); Diario Diez. 5 October 2016, Retrieved 25 August 2020
  4. ^ Lobos de la UPNFM a punto de convertirse en la sucursal de Olimpia (Lobos of UPNFM are about to become the Olimpia branch); Radio America. 10 January 2018, Retrieved 25 August 2020
  5. ^ Soccerway.com – Real España vs. UPNFM 2 - 3 – 10 October 2017
  6. ^ Olimpia cede al Real de Minas a José García y Carlos Pineda (Olimpia loans José García and Carlos Pineda to Real de Minas); Diario Diez. 9 January 2019, Retrieved 25 August 2020
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