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
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
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
Pinto's uncle, Manuel Vásquez, was also a professional footballer in Guatemala.[6]
Honours
Antigua
Comunicaciones
- CONCACAF League: 2021
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2023
References
- ^ "Los datos que no se conocían de José Carlos Pinto, el nuevo defensa de Comunicaciones". ESPN.com.mx. 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Resistencia vs. Tacuary - 5 February 2022 - Soccerway".
- ^ "José Pinto, el fichaje más esperado de Comunicaciones para la temporada 2020-2021". ESPN.com.mx. 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Guatemala - J. Pinto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Guatemala vs. Armenia - 29 May 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "José Carlos Pinto un jugador fundamental para Antigua GFC – Prensa Libre".
External links
- José Carlos Pinto at Soccerway
- José Carlos Pinto at National-Football-Teams.com
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