Sebastián Pinto
Sebastián Pinto (born 5 February 1986) is a retired Chilean former professional footballer who played as a Striker and his last team was Chilean Primera B club Deportes Temuco. He is the son of the journalist and television presenter Carlos Pinto.
 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Chile | 5 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2013 | |||
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.
International career
His debut for the Chilean national team was on 2006 in 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 | |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Official Club Player Profile (in Spanish)
- Sebastián Pinto at BDFA.com.ar (in Spanish)
- Sebastián Pinto – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)