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to a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Córdoba CF.[9] On 30 August of the following year, he rescinded his link.[10]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