Victor Pineda (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Pineda | ||
| Date of birth | March 15, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chicago Fire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Chicago Fire | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2015 | Indy Eleven | 20 | (2) |
| 2016– | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | United States U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | United States U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2014– | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 11, 2016. | |||
Victor Pineda (born March 15, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.
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).[1] He was subsequently called up to the United States U-18 national team[2] 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.[3]
Pineda made his MLS debut on March 23, 2014 in a match against New York Red Bulls.[4]
On June 13, 2014, Pineda moved to NASL team Indy Eleven on loan.[5] He signed with Indy for the 2015 season after he was released by Chicago.
In December 2015, Pineda signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[6]
References
- ↑ "Chicago Fire's U16 Academy Wins USSFDA National Championship". July 21, 2010.
- ↑ "U-18 MNT Roster Named for Lisbon International Tournament". May 12, 2011.
- ↑ "MLSers Salgado, Pineda called into US U-20 camp". February 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Long Time Coming: Original Homegrown Victor Pineda makes his Fire debut". chicago-fire.com. March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "ELEVEN ADD MIDFIELDER VICTOR PINEDA". http://www.indyeleven.com. Indy Eleven. Retrieved July 24, 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/12/28/strikers-bolster-2016-roster-with-four-signings