José Carlos Pinto Samayoa (born 16 June 1993) is a Guatemalan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Comunicaciones and

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the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Pinto began his senior career with Malacateco, before moving to

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in 2013. In 2015, he transferred to

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where he made over 200 appearances for the club, and help them win 4 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala in 5 years. On 8 June 2020, he transferred to Comunicaciones. On 9 January 2022 of Paraguay's summer transfer window, Pinto officially completed a transfer to Tacuary Asunción. On 1 July 2022, he rejoined Comunicaciones on a free transfer.

International career

Pinto made his international debut for the Guatemala national team in a friendly 7–1 loss to

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on 28 May 2016.

Personal life

Pinto's uncle, Manuel Vásquez, was also a professional footballer in Guatemala.

Honours

Antigua *

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, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019 Comunicaciones * CONCACAF League:

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: Apertura 2023

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto, Jose Carlos 1993 births Living people People from Jalapa Department Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers Guatemala men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Comunicaciones F.C. players C.D. Malacateco players C.S.D. Municipal players Antigua GFC players Tacuary footballers Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay