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José Carlos Pinto

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José Carlos Pinto
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Pinto Samayoa
Date of birth (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth San Luis Jilotepeque, Guatemala[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Comunicaciones
Number 6[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Malacateco 54 (0)
2013–2015 Municipal 27 (0)
2015–2020 Antigua 182 (2)
2020–2022 Comunicaciones 49 (0)
2022 Tacuary 13 (0)
2022– Comunicaciones 64 (0)
International career
2012 Guatemala U20 2 (0)
2016– Guatemala 60 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:43, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:43, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

José Carlos Pinto Samayoa (born 16 June 1993) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and captains the Guatemala national team.

Club career

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Pinto began his senior career with Malacateco, before moving to Municipal in 2013. In 2015, he transferred to Antigua where he made over 200 appearances for the club, and help them win 4 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala in 5 years. On 8 June 2020, he transferred to Comunicaciones.[3]

On 9 January 2022 of Paraguay's summer transfer window, Pinto officially completed a transfer to Tacuary Asunción.[4]

On 1 July 2022, he returned to Comunicaciones on a free transfer.

International career

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Pinto made his international debut for the Guatemala national team in a friendly 7–1 loss to Armenia on 28 May 2016.[5]

Personal life

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Pinto's uncle, Manuel Vásquez, was also a professional footballer in Guatemala.[6]

Honours

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Antigua

Comunicaciones

References

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  1. ^ "Los datos que no se conocían de José Carlos Pinto, el nuevo defensa de Comunicaciones". ESPN.com.mx. 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Resistencia vs. Tacuary - 5 February 2022 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "José Pinto, el fichaje más esperado de Comunicaciones para la temporada 2020-2021". ESPN.com.mx. 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Guatemala - J. Pinto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Guatemala vs. Armenia - 29 May 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "José Carlos Pinto un jugador fundamental para Antigua GFC – Prensa Libre".
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