Mauricio Pinilla

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Personal information
Mauricio Pinilla
Full name	Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla Ferrera
Date of birth	February 4, 1984 (age 23)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	6'2"
Nickname	Pinigol, Pinigel
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Universidad De Chile
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2003 2003 2003 2004 2004-2007 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-	Universidad De Chile Inter →Chievo Verona (loan) →Celta Vigo (loan) Sporting →Racing Santander (loan) →Heart of Midlothian (loan) Universidad De Chile (loan)	39 (20) 05 0(0) 06 0(0) 20 0(5) 13 0(1) 03 0(2)
National team²
2003-	Chile	21 0(5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla Ferrera (born 4 February 1984 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Universidad De Chile.

Having started his career with Universidad de Chile, Pinilla left for European football in 2003, spending short periods with Chievo in Italy and Celta Vigo in Spain. After a transfer to Portuguese side Sporting Clube de Portugal, he spent spells on loan at Racing Santander (2005-06) and Hearts (2006-07), seemingly unable to settle down at any of his new clubs.

Pinilla's time at Hearts was beset by injuries, resulting in him only playing a handful of times for the Edinburgh club. On 27 February 2007 he went back to former club Universidad de Chile, prematurely ending his Hearts deal.^[1]

Pinilla is an established Chilean internationalist, and led his country's scoring during qualifications for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, with three goals.