Jean Paul Pineda

Jean Paul Pineda
	Pineda with Cobreloa in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Jean Paul Jesús Pineda Cortés
Date of birth	24 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2001–2006	Palestino
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	Palestino
2010	Cobresal
2011	Cobreloa
2011–2012	Unión Española
2012	Unión Española B
2012	Colo-Colo
2013	Cobresal
2014	Rangers
2014–2015	Unión La Calera
2015–2016	Córdoba
2017	EC Vitória
2017	Santiago Wanderers
2018	Universidad de Concepción
2019	Coquimbo Unido
2019	Atlético Bucaramanga
2020	San Luis
2021	Curicó Unido
2022	Unión San Felipe
2023	Deportes Recoleta
2023	Deportes Melipilla
2024	Real San Joaquín
Total
International career
2007	Chile U20
2007	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Paul Jesús Pineda Cortés (born 24 February 1989) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.

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to a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Córdoba CF.^[9] On 30 August of the following year, he rescinded his link.^[10]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]

In March 2024, he joined Real San Joaquín.^[13] In July of the same year, he announced his retirement from football.^[14]

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.^[15]

Personal life

Pineda married the Chilean model Faloon Larraguibel in 2019 and they have three children. On 8 March 2024, he was arrested by domestic violence against her, despite they had started the divorce process in 2023.^[16]

Honours

Vitória

Campeonato Baiano: 2017

Santiago Wanderers

Copa Chile: 2017

References

^ Fernández, Denís (13 August 2015). "El reality que Eduardo Vargas no ganó" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Conoce a los nuevos refuerzos" [Know the new signings] (in Spanish). Cobresal's official website. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ Line, A TARDE On. "Vitória se apresenta com sete contratados e na espera por mais três". Portal A TARDE. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Deportes Melipilla anunció la contratación de Jean Paul Pineda". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ Vera, Pablo (23 March 2024). "Jean Paul Pineda encontró club: "Pensé que no iba a jugar más"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ ""No seguiré jugando fútbol, me iré a trabajar fuera del país"". AS Chile (in Spanish). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "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.
^ "¿Quién es Jean Paul Pineda, futbolista detenido por agredir a Faloon Larraguibel?". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 horas. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

External links

Jean Paul Pineda at National-Football-Teams.com
Jean Paul Pineda at Soccerway

[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 16 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[12] "Deportes Melipilla anunció la contratación de Jean Paul Pineda". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[13] Vera, Pablo (23 March 2024). "Jean Paul Pineda encontró club: "Pensé que no iba a jugar más"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[14] ""No seguiré jugando fútbol, me iré a trabajar fuera del país"". AS Chile (in Spanish). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[15] "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.

[16] "¿Quién es Jean Paul Pineda, futbolista detenido por agredir a Faloon Larraguibel?". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 horas. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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