Sébastien Gerard Pineau Flores (born 20 January 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in Chile, he is a youth international for Peru.

Club career

Alianza Lima

Universidad César Vallejo loan

Having spent the 2021 season on loan with

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, Pineau returned to

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for 2022, making his debut in a 2–0 win over

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. With his contract at Alianza ending on 31 October 2022, he was left a

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, stating that he would wait until after the

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had concluded to negotiate a renewal with the club.

Austin FC II

On 23 February 2023,

announced they had signed Pineau to a two-year contract through the 2024 season. Pineau was the starting #9 for Austin FC II when they won the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup, beating the Columbus Crew 2 by a score of 3–1.

International career

Born in

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, to a Peruvian mother and French father, Pineau initially opted to represent his nation of birth, Chile, at international level, making his debut in December 2021. In May 2022, he played in a

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game for the Chile under-20 team against

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, before being called up to represent both Chile and Peru in August of the same year. After representing Chile U20 at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

, in November 2022, he switched allegiance to Peru, reportedly due to family influence, stating that he "always wanted to compete". He was called up to the Peru squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.

Career statistics

Club

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Honors

Club *

**MLS Next Pro Cup: Champions –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pineau, Sébastien 2003 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's youth international footballers Chilean men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Competitors at the 2022 South American Games South American Games competitors for Chile Peruvian people of French descent Chilean people of French descent Chilean people of Peruvian descent Sportspeople of Peruvian descent Men's association football forwards Peruvian Primera División players Club Alianza Lima footballers Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers Austin FC players Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Austin FC II players MLS Next Pro players