Victor Pineda (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Pineda | ||
| Date of birth | March 15, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chicago Fire Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | Chicago Fire | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | United States U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | United States U20 | 10 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2014 | |||
Victor Pineda (born March 15, 1993 in Bolingbrook, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Career
Professional
The first homegrown player in Chicago Fire history, Pineda signed with the first team in August 2010. That year the midfielder lead the Chicago Fire U-16 Academy with eight goals and helped his team win the U.S. Soccer Federation Development Academy National Championship (in which he scored the first penalty kick of the penalty kick shootout).[1] He was subsequently called-up to the United States U-18 national team[2] and scored twice during the international tournaments. On February 17, 2012 Pineda was selected to the national U-20 team as one of the two team leaders.[3]
Pineda made his MLS debut on March 23, 2014 in a match against New York Red Bulls.[4]
References
- ^ "Chicago Fire's U16 Academy Wins USSFDA National Championship". July 21, 2010.
- ^ "U-18 MNT Roster Named for Lisbon International Tournament". May 12, 2011.
- ^ "MLSers Salgado, Pineda called into US U-20 camp". February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Long Time Coming: Original Homegrown Victor Pineda makes his Fire debut". chicago-fire.com. March 23, 2014.