Victor Pineda (born March 15, 1993) is an American former professional

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player who played as a

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Career

Professional

The first homegrown player in Chicago Fire history, Pineda signed with the first team in August 2010. That year the midfielder lead the Chicago Fire U-16 Academy with eight goals and helped his team win the U.S. Soccer Federation Development Academy National Championship (in which he scored the first penalty kick of the penalty kick shootout). He was subsequently called up to the United States U-18 national team and scored twice during the international tournaments. On February 17, 2012, Pineda was selected to the national U-20 team as one of the two team leaders. Pineda made his MLS debut on March 23, 2014, in a match against

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. On June 13, 2014, Pineda moved to NASL team

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on loan. He signed with Indy for the 2015 season after he was released by Chicago. In December 2015, Pineda signed with

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Personal

His brother, Mauricio, signed with the Fire in early 2020 after playing several years of college soccer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pineda, Victor 1993 births Living people American men's soccer players Chicago Fire FC players Indy Eleven players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from DuPage County, Illinois Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players People from Bolingbrook, Illinois Homegrown Players (MLS)