Ivo Pinto

Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto (born 7 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. on loan from Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb as a right back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ferreira Mendonça and the second or paternal family name is Pinto.
Ivo Pinto
Personal information
Full name Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990[1]
Place of birth Lourosa, Portugal[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave
(on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
Number 25
Youth career
1998–2000 Lourosa
2001–2005 Boavista
2005–2006 Pasteleira
2006–2008 Boavista
2008–2009 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Porto 0 (0)
2009 → Gil Vicente (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Covilhã (loan) 22 (0)
2011–2012 Rio Ave 0 (0)
2011–2012 → União Leiria (loan) 25 (0)
2012–2013 CFR Cluj 27 (0)
2013–2016 Dinamo Zagreb 70 (0)
2016–2019 Norwich City 85 (3)
2019– Dinamo Zagreb 6 (0)
2020 → Famalicão (loan) 15 (0)
2020– → Rio Ave (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2005 Portugal U16 2 (0)
2006–2007 Portugal U17 12 (0)
2007–2008 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U19 11 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2020

Formed at Porto, he spent most of his career abroad, playing professionally in Romania, Croatia and England. He won several domestic honours with Dinamo Zagreb.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Pinto played youth football for three clubs, including six years with Boavista FC. In 2008, he joined neighbouring FC Porto, where he turned professional.

Pinto did not appear for Porto in the Primeira Liga, featuring as an unused substitute in two games. His only competitive appearance for the first team took place on 4 February 2009, when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Andrés Madrid in a 1–4 away loss against Sporting CP in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga.[2]

Pinto was consecutively loaned for the duration of his contract, to Gil Vicente FC, Vitória F.C.[2] and S.C. Covilhã.[3] He made his first top division appearance with the second club, playing five minutes in a 0–2 defeat at precisely Porto on 13 December 2009.[4]

In the summer of 2011, Pinto was bought by Rio Ave F.C. but never represented the team, being immediately loaned to U.D. Leiria also of the top level.[5] He started regularly for the side, but the season ended in relegation.[6]

Cluj

Pinto spent the next few years in eastern Europe, first with CFR Cluj in Romania.[7] His first competitive match took place on 14 July 2012, as he featured the full 120 minutes in a penalty shootout loss to FC Dinamo București for the Supercupa României (2–2 in regulation time);[8] his debut in Liga I occurred seven days later, and he again started in a 1–1 home draw against CS Gaz Metan Mediaș.[9]

Pinto made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 1 August 2012, playing the entirety of the 1–0 win over FC Slovan Liberec.[10] He appeared in every group stage game, with the team finishing third and moving to the UEFA Europa League.[6]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 30 June 2013, Pinto signed a four-year deal with Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of €3 million. Upon his arrival, he stated he was aware of all the goals and ready to accept the challenge.[11][12]

Pinto's maiden appearance in the Prva HNL occurred on 12 July 2013, in a 3–1 victory over NK Osijek where he replaced Jerko Leko at half-time.[13] During his two-and-a-half-year tenure, he played 112 matches across all competitions and won the national championship three times.[14]

Norwich City

Pinto joined English club Norwich City on 8 January 2016, for a reported fee of £2.2 million.[15][16] He made his Premier League debut 15 days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–5 home loss against Liverpool.[17]

Pinto scored the first goal of his career on 24 September 2016, in a 3–1 win over Burton Albion also at Carrow Road.[18] They returned to the English top division at the end of the 2018–19 campaign, but he contributed with only three appearances to this feat (five overall).[19]

In May 2019, Pinto announced he would be leaving Norwich as a free agent on 30 June. During his spell, he took part in 94 official matches.[20][21]

Return to Dinamo

Pinto returned to Dinamo Zagreb on 10 May 2019, signing a three-year contract.[22] In the following transfer window, he was loaned to newly promoted F.C. Famalicão until the end of the Portuguese top-tier season.[23]

On 29 August 2020, still owned by the Croatian club, Pinto rejoined Rio Ave.[24]

International career

Pinto earned 34 caps for Portugal at youth level, including six for the under-21s. He was named in Fernando Santos' first squad as manager of the full side in October 2014, ahead of a friendly with France and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Denmark.[25]

Style of play

Upon his arrival at Norwich City, manager Alex Neil described Pinto as a "good and athletic" defender.[26] The player viewed himself as an intense and fast full back,[27] whilst his boss at Dinamo Zagreb Krunoslav Jurčić stated that he liked to attack in addition to being "solid defensively".[28]

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2019
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto 2008–09[29] Primeira Liga 0000100010
Gil Vicente (loan) 2009–10[29] Segunda Liga 100020—30
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2009–10[29] Primeira Liga 300010—40
Covilhã (loan) 2010–11[29] Segunda Liga 2201030—260
União Leiria (loan) 2011–12[29] Primeira Liga 2501000—260
CFR Cluj 2012–13[30] Liga I 270500013[lower-alpha 1]0450
Dinamo Zagreb 2013–14[30] Prva HNL 28050—12[lower-alpha 2]0450
2014–15[30] Prva HNL 29050—12[lower-alpha 3]0460
2015–16[30] Prva HNL 13000—8[lower-alpha 4]0210
Total 700100—3201120
Norwich City 2015–16[31] Premier League 10000——100
2016–17[32] Championship 3711000—381
2017–18[33] Championship 352204000412
2018–19[34] Championship 3000200050
Total 853306000943
Career total 23332001304503113
  1. Ten appearances in the Champions League, two in the Europa League and one in the Supercupa României
  2. Six appearances in the Champions League and six in the Europa League
  3. Four appearances in the Champions League and eight in the Europa League
  4. Appearances in the Champions League

Honours

Club

CFR Cluj[30]

Dinamo Zagreb[30]

References
  1. "Ivo Pinto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "Ivo: "Espero ser feliz em Setúbal"" [Ivo: "I hope to be happy in Setúbal"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "Benfica tem 24 jogadores emprestados, FC Porto 21" [Benfica have 24 players on loan, FC Porto 21]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 December 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. "Porto a um ponto da concorrência" [Porto trail competition by one point] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. Rosa, Melo (22 July 2011). "Ivo Pinto já não é o "perna fininha"" [Ivo Pinto is no longer "skinny shanks"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. Freezer, David (6 January 2016). "Profile: Dinamo Zagreb full-back Ivo Pinto could prove to be a bargain for Norwich City". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  7. "Ivo Pinto, cea mai nouă achiziţie a CFR Cluj, va purta tricoul cu numărul 3" [Ivo Pinto, new CFR Cluj acquisition, will wear number 3 jersey] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  8. "Un regal în plină vară » Dinamo a învins la penalty-uri CFR Cluj şi a cucerit Supercupa României" [A midsummer gift » Dinamo defeated CFR Cluj on penalties and conquered the Romanian Super Cup]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. "FOTO şi VIDEO – CFR Cluj – Gaz Metan Mediaş 1–1 » Ando are probleme. Campionii fac primul pas greşit în noul sezon" [PHOTOS and VIDEO – CFR Cluj – Gaz Metan Medias 1–1 » Ando has a problem. Champions make first wrong move in new season]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 21 July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  10. "Cadú spot kick gives Cluj first-leg success". UEFA. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  11. "Ivo Pinto potpisao za Dinamo!" [Ivo Pinto joins Dinamo!] (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  12. "Ivo Pinto, prezentat oficial de Dinamo Zagreb!" [Ivo Pinto, officially presented by Dinamo Zagreb!] (in Romanian). Citynews Cluj. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  13. "Video: Uvjerljiva pobjeda Dinama na otvaranju nove sezone, Soudani i Čop strijelci za tri boda" [Video: Convincing victory for Dinamo at the start the new season, as Soudani and Čop score for the three points] (in Croatian). 20 Minuta. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  14. "Ivo Pinto signs for Norwich from Dinamo Zagreb". Sky Sports. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  15. "Portuguese defender joins the Canaries subject to paperwork". Norwich City F.C. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  16. Freezer, David (8 January 2016). "Norwich City sign Dinamo Zagreb full-back Ivo Pinto". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  17. Doyle, Paul (23 January 2016). "Adam Lallana rescues three points for Liverpool with last-gasp winner at Norwich City". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  18. "Norwich City 3–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  19. Lazar, Siddhant (12 February 2019). "[Image] Can the league leaders continue their charge? Predicted 4–2–3–1 Norwich City XI to face Preston". Media Referee. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  20. Freezer, David (12 January 2019). "David Freezer: Pinto's exit another sign that Canaries are moving on". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  21. "Ivo Pinto set to leave the Canaries". Norwich City F.C. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  22. "Pinto ponovno u Dinamu!" [Pinto to Dinamo again!] (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  23. "Ivo Pinto é reforço do Famalicão" [Ivo Pinto is a Famalicão addition] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  24. Matos, Diogo (29 August 2020). "Ivo Pinto e Nando Pijnaker apresentados como reforços do Rio Ave" [Ivo Pinto and Nando Pijnaker presented as Rio Ave additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  25. Hanson, Peter (3 October 2014). "Ronaldo returns for Portugal". Goal. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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  27. "An in-depth look at City's new signing". Norwich City F.C. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  28. "Norwich agree £2.2m deal for Dinamo Zagreb defender Ivo Pinto". Sky Sports. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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  32. "Games played by Ivo Pinto in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  33. "Games played by Ivo Pinto in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  34. "Games played by Ivo Pinto in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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