Jean Paul Pineda

Jean Paul Jesús Pineda Cortés (born 24 February 1989) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Deportes Melipilla as a striker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pineda and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.
Jean Paul Pineda
Personal information
Full name Jean Paul Jesús Pineda Cortés
Date of birth (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Melipilla
Youth career
2001–2006 Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Palestino 40 (4)
2010 Cobresal 32 (11)
2011 Cobreloa 17 (5)
2011–2012 Unión Española 28 (6)
2012 Unión Española B 1 (2)
2012 Colo-Colo 8 (0)
2013 Cobresal 19 (4)
2014 Rangers 13 (2)
2014–2015 Unión La Calera 35 (17)
2015–2016 Córdoba 22 (1)
2017 EC Vitória 2 (0)
2017 Santiago Wanderers 14 (7)
2018 Universidad de Concepción 19 (4)
2019 Coquimbo Unido 12 (3)
2019 Atlético Bucaramanga 14 (3)
2020 San Luis 11 (1)
2021 Curicó Unido 7 (0)
2022 Unión San Felipe 19 (8)
2023 Deportes Recoleta 9 (1)
2023– Deportes Melipilla 0 (0)
International career
2007 Chile U20 5 (0)
2007 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2023

Club career

Born in Santiago, Pineda joined CD Palestino's youth setup at the age of 12. As a youth player of the club, in 2005 he took part of the reality TV show Adidas Selection Team from Fox Sports Chile, where a squad made up by youth players from professional teams faced players from schools, standing out future professional footballers such as Felipe Seymour, Nelson Saavedra, Eduardo Vargas, among others.[1] He made his senior debuts in 2006. In December 2009 he moved to Cobresal,[2] being the club's top goalscorer during with 11 goals.

On 22 December 2010 Pineda joined Cobreloa,[3] but signed for Unión Española on 16 July of the following year.[4] On 25 January 2013 he returned to Cobresal,[5] after having a short spell at Colo Colo.[6]

On 10 January 2014 Pineda signed for Rangers de Talca.[7] On 25 May, after appearing regularly, he moved to Unión La Calera,[8] scoring a career-best 17 goals for the latter during the 2014–15 campaign.

On 11 July 2015 Pineda moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Córdoba CF.[9] On 30 August of the following year, he rescinded his link.[10]

In January 2017, Pineda signed contract with Brazilian side EC Vitória.[11]

In July 2023, he joined Deportes Melipilla in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile from Deportes Recoleta.[12]

International career

After previously representing Chile in the under-20 level, Pineda made his debut with the main squad on 16 May 2007, starting in a 2–0 win against Cuba.[13]

Honours
Vitória
Santiago Wanderers

References
  1. Fernández, Denís (13 August 2015). "El reality que Eduardo Vargas no ganó" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. "Conoce a los nuevos refuerzos" [Know the new signings] (in Spanish). Cobresal's official website. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. "Nicolás Peric y Jean Paul Pineda se transformaron en jugadores de Cobreloa" [Nicolás Peric and Jean Paul Pineda became Cobreloa players] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. "Jean Paul Pineda es nuevo jugador de Unión Española" [Jean Paul Pineda is the new player of Unión Española] (in Spanish). Red Gol. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. "Ex delantero de Colo Colo vuelve a Cobresal tras tres años" [Former Colo Colo forward returns to Cobresal after three years] (in Spanish). Terra. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. "Colo Colo suma un último refuerzo de cara al Clausura" [Colo Colo adds a last addition ahead to Clausura] (in Spanish). El Hincha. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. "Jean Paul Pineda es el nuevo refuerzo de Rangers" [Jean Paul Pineda is the new addition of Rangers] (in Spanish). ANFP. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. "Unión La Calera buscará ante San Felipe su primer festejo en Copa Chile" [Unión La Calera will search for its first Copa Chile win against San Felipe] (in Spanish). Unión La Calera's official website. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. "Jean Paul Pineda nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F" [Jean Paul Pineda new player of Córdoba C.F] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  11. Line, A TARDE On. "Vitória se apresenta com sete contratados e na espera por mais três". Portal A TARDE. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  12. "Deportes Melipilla anunció la contratación de Jean Paul Pineda". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  13. "Chile superó a Cuba en un nuevo examen de cara a la Copa América" [Chile overcame Cuba in a new test ahead of Copa América] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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