Leomar Pinto

Leomar Pinto
Personal information
Full name Leomar José Pinto Blanco
Date of birth (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Elche B
Youth career
Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Caracas B
2013–2016 Caracas 11 (1)
2016– Elche B 1 (0)
2016– Elche 2 (0)
National team
2013 Venezuela U17 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01 October 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pinto and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

Leomar José Pinto Blanco (born 17 March 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Elche CF Ilicitano as a winger.

Club career

Born in Caracas, 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 Deportivo Petare. In March 2014, after impressing in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he had an 11-day trial at Arsenal.[1][2]

Pinto scored his first professional goal on 19 November 2014, netting his team's only in a 1–2 away loss against Zamora FC. He was given his first start late in the month, in a 0–0 draw at Llaneros de Guanare.

In January 2016 Pinto moved abroad, signing for Elche CF.[3] However, due to bureaucratic problems, he was only registered in August, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[4]

Leomar made his first team debut on 7 September 2016, replacing Liberto Beltrán in a 2–2 Copa del Rey away draw against CD Mirandés, as his side went through on penalties.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Arsenal transfer news: The Venezuelan wonderkid on trial with the Gunners". Talksport. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "La experiencia de Leomar Pinto en el Arsenal" [The experience of Leomar Pinto at Arsenal] (in Spanish). Grada Digital. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Leomar Pinto espera su momento con el Elche" [Leomar Pinto waits for his moment with Elche] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leomar Pinto soluciona su problema con el "transfer" y jugará mañana con el filial" [Leomar Pinto solves his problem with the "transfer" and will play tomorrow with the reserves] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "El Elche se mete en la tercera ronda de la Copa en la tanda de penaltis" [Elche go through the third round of the Cup in the penalty shoot-out] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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