Sebastián Pinto

Sebastián Pinto

Pinto with Bursaspor in 2012
Personal information
Full nameSebastián Andrés Pinto Perurena
Date of birth5 February 1986
Place of birthSantiago de Chile, Chile
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
O'Higgins
Number7
Youth career
1998–2004Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007Universidad de Chile34(10)
2006Cobreloa (loan)20(5)
2008Santos0(0)
2009Godoy Cruz5(0)
2009–2010Audax Italiano27(9)
2011Varese3(0)
2011O'Higgins14(13)
2012–2014Bursaspor48(19)
2014Millonarios4(1)
2015–O'Higgins7(1)
National team
2011–Chile5(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2012

Sebastián Pinto (born 5 February 1986) is a Chilean footballer, currently playing for O'Higgins of the Primera División de Chile as striker. He is the son of the journalist and television presenter Carlos Pinto.

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.

Back to Chile

In 2015, he come back to O'Higgins, signing to the team for the Clausura 2014-15. [1]

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  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

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2015
Club Season League Copa Chile Supercopa Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
O'Higgins 2011[2] Primera División 1413001413
2014–15[3] 710071
Career total 21140000002114

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