Lenny Jean-Pierre Pintor (born 5 August 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

On 22 August 2017, Pintor signed his first professional contract with

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for three years, joining from

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. Pintor made his professional debut for Brest on 15 December 2017 in a 4–1

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win over Quevilly-Rouen, at the age of 17. On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Pintor joined

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side

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

on a five-year contract. Brest received transfer fee of €5 million plus €4 million in bonuses and a percentage on resale. Pintor scored on his Youth League debut in an away victory against

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. He also scored in his second Youth League game against Shaktar Donetsk. He made his first full Lyon debut on 19 October 2018, replacing

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during the injury time of a 2–0 win against

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. On 4 August 2022, Pintor joined Lyon's rival

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

on a two-year contract. Although he joined the club for free, Lyon will receive 30% of a future transfer fee. On 26 June 2023, Pintor signed for

club

on a three-year contract.

International career

Pintor represented France at the

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, and scored in the round of 16 loss to the Spain U17s on 17 October 2017.

Personal life

Born in

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, Pintor is of Martiniquais Malagasy descent.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pintor, Lenny 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Sarcelles Black French sportspeople Footballers from Val-d'Oise French men's footballers French people of Martiniquais descent France men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers SC Bastia players Stade Brestois 29 players Olympique Lyonnais players ES Troyes AC players AS Saint-Étienne players LASK players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Austrian Football Bundesliga players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria French expatriate sportspeople in Austria