José Carlos Pinto

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinto and the second or maternal family name is Samayoa.

José Carlos Pinto
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Pinto Samayoa
Date of birth (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993
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 44 (0)
International career‡
2012 Guatemala U20 2 (0)
2016– Guatemala 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:40, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

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 rejoined 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

References
  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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