Jean Paul Jesús Pineda Cortés (born 24 February 1989) is a Chilean
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
Real San Joaquín.
Club career
Born in
Santiago
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, 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
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''Adidas Selection Team'' from
Fox Sports Chile
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, where a squad made up by youth players from professional teams faced players from schools, standing out future professional footballers such as
Felipe Seymour
Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud (born 23 July 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Universidad de Chile.
Club career
Early career
Born in Pirque, Santiago, Chile, Seymour ...
,
Nelson Saavedra
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,
Eduardo Vargas
Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas (; born 20 November 1989) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Chile national team.
Emerging as a top talent at Cobreloa, Vargas moved ...
, among others. He made his senior debuts in 2006. In December 2009 he moved to
Cobresal
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, being the club's top goalscorer during with 11 goals.
On 22 December 2010 Pineda joined
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...
, but signed for
Unión Española
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on 16 July of the following year. On 25 January 2013 he returned to Cobresal, after having a short spell at
Colo Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional Association football, football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have List of unrelegated a ...
.
On 10 January 2014 Pineda signed for
Rangers de Talca
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. On 25 May, after appearing regularly, he moved to
Unión La Calera
Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera and competes the Primera División de Chile.
It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor'', ''Calera Com ...
, 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. On 30 August of the following year, he rescinded his link.
In January 2017, Pineda signed contract with Brazilian side
EC Vitória.
In July 2023, he joined
Deportes Melipilla
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in the
Segunda División Profesional de Chile
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from
Deportes Recoleta
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.
In March 2024, he joined
Real San Joaquín.
International career
After previously representing
Chile
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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
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.
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.
Honours
;Vitória
*
Campeonato Baiano
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2020 format
First stage:
10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams i ...
: 2017
;Santiago Wanderers
*
Copa Chile
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: 2017
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean men's footballers
Chile men's under-20 international footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Chilean Primera División players
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
C.D. Cobresal footballers
C.D. Cobreloa footballers
Unión Española footballers
Colo-Colo footballers
Rangers de Talca footballers
Unión La Calera footballers
Santiago Wanderers footballers
C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
Coquimbo Unido footballers
Curicó Unido footballers
Segunda División players
Córdoba CF players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Categoría Primera A players
Atlético Bucaramanga footballers
Primera B de Chile players
San Luis de Quillota footballers
Unión San Felipe footballers
Deportes Recoleta footballers
Real Juventud San Joaquín footballers
Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
Deportes Melipilla footballers
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia