Mauricio Pineda (soccer, born 1997)

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Mauricio Pineda
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Center-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 22
Youth career
2015–2016 Chicago Fire
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 North Carolina Tar Heels 79 (17)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Chicago Fire 109 (6)
International career
2021 United States U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024

Mauricio Pineda (born October 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

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Club career

College and youth

Pineda was part of the Chicago Fire academy, [2] before attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played college soccer from 2016 to 2019, making 79 appearances, scoring 17 goals and tallying 8 assists. [3]

While at college, Pineda also appeared for USL League Two sides Tobacco Road FC [4] and North Carolina FC U23. [5]

Chicago Fire

On January 17, 2020, Pineda signed a one-year contract with Chicago Fire as a Homegrown Player, with options for a further three seasons. [6] Pineda made his professional debut on March 1, 2020, starting in a 2–1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field. [7]

On July 14, 2020 Pineda earned his first assist and scored his first professional goal for the Fire, also against Seattle in the MLS is Back Tournament. The Fire won 2–1 with Pineda's goal the game-winner. [8] The following day he signed a contract for the club until 2021. [9]

International career

In December 2020 after his first professional season in MLS, Pineda was called up to the United States national team, the first call up he'd received at any age level. [10] Pineda was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played April 6, 2024 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire 2020 MLS 233———233
2021 291———291
2022 271———271
2023 24140—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0311
2024 60———60
Total10964000301166
Career total10964000301166
  1. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Personal

Born in the United States, Pineda is of Mexican descent. [13] He is the younger brother of former soccer player Victor Pineda, who also played for Chicago Fire. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mauricio Pineda". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Fire". chic.ussoccerda.com.
  3. ↑ "Mauricio Pineda – Men's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Tobacco Road FC – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Mauricio Pineda – M". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "North Carolina FC U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. 1 2 "Chicago Fire FC keep it in the family, sign North Carolina's Mauricio Pineda to Homegrown Player deal | MLSsoccer.com".
  7. ↑ "Boxscore: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Chicago Fire FC 03/01/2020 | Matchcenter".
  8. ↑ Bogert, Tom (July 14, 2020). "Chicago Fire FC 2, Seattle Sounders 1 – MLS is Back Tournament Match Recap". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Exercises 2021 Contract Option on Mauricio Pineda". chicagofirefc.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Berhalter Calls 22 Players ahead of USA-El Salvador on Dec. 9 at Inter Miami FC Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale". www.ussoccer.com.
  11. ↑ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. March 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ Mauricio Pineda at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Mauricio Pineda: A Letter To My Freshman Self". University of North Carolina Athletics.
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