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

Leomar Pinto
Personal information
Full name Leomar José Pinto Blanco
Date of birth (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Villarrobledo
Youth career
Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Caracas B
2013–2016 Caracas 11 (1)
2016–2018 Elche B 39 (9)
2016–2018 Elche 3 (0)
2017–2018Ontinyent (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 Cádiz B 19 (0)
2019–2020 Cartagena B 22 (4)
2019–2020 Cartagena 1 (0)
2020–2021 Gerena 11 (1)
2021–2022 Olímpic Xàtiva 52 (5)
2022–2023 Lorca Deportiva 28 (6)
2023– Villarrobledo 38 (7)
International career
2013 Venezuela U17 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Club career

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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]

Pinto 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] The following 14 August, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Ontinyent CF.[6]

On 29 August 2018, Pinto moved to another reserve team, Cádiz CF B in the fourth tier.[7]

References

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  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.
  6. ^ "Leomar se marcha al Ontinyent de Parras y Javi Llor al Levante B" [Leomar goes out to Parras' Ontinyent and Javi Llor to Levante B] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Leomar Pinto refuerza al filial" [Leomar Pinto bolsters the reserves] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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