Mathías Pinto
Chilean footballer (born 1998)
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Mathías Daniel Pinto Mell (born July 13, 1998) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as forward for Deportes Santa Cruz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathías Daniel Pinto Mell | ||
| Date of birth | July 13, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Santa Cruz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → San Marcos (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Deportes Melipilla (loan) | 23 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | Ñublense | 45 | (14) |
| 2020 | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2023 | Deportes Iquique | 26 | (5) |
| 2024 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 26 | (7) |
| 2025 | Rangers | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Deportes Santa Cruz | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Chile U15 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Chile U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2019 | Chile U22 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June 2019 | |||
Career
After becoming top goalscorer at all youth categories of Universidad de Chile,[1] he debuted at the age of 16 years scoring one goal in a match against Santiago Morning at the Copa Chile.[2] Later, he was loaned to Primera B clubs San Marcos and Melipilla.
On 2019 season, he became Top Goalscorer of the Primera B, scoring 14 goals. So, on 2020 he joined Primera División club Coquimbo Unido,[3] playing also at the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.
In the 2023 season, Pinto got promotion to the Chilean top division with Deportes Iquique. The next season, he joined Deportes Santa Cruz.[4] In 2025, he moved to Rangers de Talca.[5][6]
Pinto returned to Deportes Santa Cruz for the 2026 season.[7]
International career
Pinto represented Chile U15 at the 2013 South American Championship and Chile U17 at both the 2014 South American Games[8] and the 2015 FIFA World Cup, playing one match against Nigeria. Also, he represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Maurice Revello Tournament,[9] playing three matches and scoring one goal.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 September 2020 [10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2014–15 | Primera División |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| San Marcos (loan) | 2017–T | Primera B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Melipilla (loan) | 2018 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
| Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 2020 | Primera División |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Ñublense | 2019 | Primera B | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | ||
| Total career | 58 | 25 | 6[c] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 26 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Promotion playoff
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in the Copa Chile
International
- As of match played 13 June 2019 [10]
| National team | Year | Competition | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile U15 | 2013 | South American Championship | 6 | 2 |
| Chile U17 | 2014 | South American Games | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| Chile U22 | 2019 | Maurice Revello Tournament | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 6 | ||