Leomar José Pinto Blanco (born 17 March 1997) is a Venezuelan professional

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who plays for Spanish club

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as a winger.

Club career

Born in

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, Pinto was a Caracas FC youth graduate. After making his senior debut with the reserves, he made his first team debut on 10 November 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against

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. In March 2014, after impressing in

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, he had an 11-day trial at

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. Pinto scored his first professional goal on 19 November 2014, netting his team's only in a 1–2 away loss against

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. He was given his first start late in the month, in a 0–0 draw at

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. In January 2016 Pinto moved abroad, signing for Elche CF. However, due to bureaucratic problems, he was only registered in August, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División. Pinto made his first team debut on 7 September 2016, replacing

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in a 2–2 Copa del Rey away draw against

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, as his side went through on

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. The following 14 August, he was loaned to

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side

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. On 29 August 2018, Pinto moved to another reserve team,

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in the fourth tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto, Leomar 1997 births Living people Footballers from Caracas Venezuelan men's footballers Men's association football wingers Venezuelan Primera División players Caracas FC players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Elche CF players Ontinyent CF players Cádiz CF Mirandilla players FC Cartagena B players FC Cartagena footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain