Jesse Pinto
Footballer (born 1990)
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Jesse Pinto (born 1 May 1990) is a footballer who last played for the Australian club Hellenic Athletic. Born in Australia, he represented Timor-Leste at international level.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jesse Fernando Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blacktown City Demons | |||
| 2008–2011 | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Blacktown City Demons | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Newcastle Jets | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → West Sydney Berries (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Dili United | 14 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Yadanarbon | 18 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Mitra Kukar | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | North Sunshine Eagles | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2022 | Hellenic Athletic | 74 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Timor-Leste U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Timor-Leste | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 July 2017 | |||
Biography
Pinto grew up in western Sydney, attending Hebersham Primary School and Hills Sports High School. On 9 January 2009, he made his senior debut for the Jets against Adelaide United.[1] He was used as a substitute in the 66th minute but was controversially taken off in the 82nd minute.[2]
International career
In 2008, Pinto represented Australia at U-19 Schoolboy level in international friendlies in the United Kingdom.[3]
Pinto began his international career as a Timor-Leste U-23 in preparing for the Southeast Asian Games in November 2011. He made his debut in a national team U-23 match against Indonesia U-23 on 25 October 2011, which ended in defeat 0–5.
He made his debut for the Timor-Leste on 7 October 2012 in a match against Myanmar.[citation needed]