Luís Pinto (footballer)
Luís Filipe Santos Pinto (born 12 June 1982) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Alverca as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Filipe Santos Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alverca | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Benfica | ||
| 1994–1995 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| 1997–1998 | Águias Musgueira | ||
| 1998–2001 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Estoril | 9 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Olivais Moscavide | 17 | (6) |
| 2002–2005 | Torreense | 78 | (16) |
| 2005–2008 | Mafra | 74 | (19) |
| 2008 | Chernomorets | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | União Madeira | 60 | (20) |
| 2010–2012 | Moreirense | 48 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Arouca | 36 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Chaves | 102 | (28) |
| 2016–2017 | Covilhã | 19 | (2) |
| 2017 | Torreense | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Vilafranquense | 66 | (22) |
| 2019– | Alverca | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2019 | |||
Football career
Born in Lisbon, Pinto started out at G.D. Estoril Praia in the lower leagues, and only reached the Segunda Liga at the age of 28 after signing in the summer of 2010 for Moreirense FC. He went to appear in a total of 205 games in the competition over the course of seven seasons, scoring a combined 43 goals for that club, F.C. Arouca, G.D. Chaves and S.C. Covilhã.
In the 2015–16 campaign, Pinto netted five times in 31 appearances, helping Chaves return to the Primeira Liga after 17 years. Late into the 2017 January transfer window, the 34-year-old returned to the third division and joined S.C.U. Torreense.
Personal life
Pinto's brother-in-law, Bruno Patacas, was also a footballer.
External links
- Luís Pinto at ForaDeJogo
- Luís Pinto at Soccerway
- Luís Pinto at WorldFootball.net