Orbelín Pineda

Orbelín Pineda Alvarado (born 24 March 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pineda and the second or maternal family name is Alvarado.
Orbelín Pineda
Personal information
Full name Orbelín Pineda Alvarado[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996[1]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 31
Youth career
2012–2014 Querétaro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Querétaro 44 (8)
2016–2018 Guadalajara 102 (7)
2019– Cruz Azul 67 (8)
National team‡
2015 Mexico U20 3 (0)
2016– Mexico 25 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Querétaro

Pineda was first called up to the Querétaro senior team on 21 January 2014, for a Copa MX match against Ascenso MX side Celaya and made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 loss.[2] Pineda made his Liga MX debut on 1 August 2014, in a 2–0 victory against Pachuca.[3]

On 24 January 2015, he scored his first goal in a league match against Pachuca in a 1–2 loss.[4] He was considered a pivotal part of the team as Queretaro reached the Clausura championship finals, only to succumb to Santos Laguna following an aggregate score of 5-3.[5]

Guadalajara

On 2 December 2015, Guadalajara announced they had signed Pineda for an undisclosed price on a five-year contract.[6] Pineda made his official debut as a starter on 10 January 2016, against Veracruz.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 January 2016, against Cruz Azul in a 1–1 tie.[8]

On 10 July, he would score the first goal in the 2016 Supercopa MX against Veracruz which finished 2–0.[9]

In April 2017, Guadalajara won the Clausura Copa MX final against Morelia.[10][11] The following month, they disputed Clausura championship against Tigres UANL, as Guadalajara would go on to win the title, finishing an eleven-year-long drought of league titles.[12][13] As a result, Guadalajara won their first Double since the 1969–70 season.[14]

In April 2018, Guadalajara went on to win the CONCACAF Champions League Finals against Major League Soccer team Toronto FC following a penalty shoot-out victory of 4–2.[15][16]

Cruz Azul

In December 2018, it was announced Cruz Azul signed Pineda for $12 million.[17] He made his debut with the team on 4 January 2019, in 1–1 draw against Puebla.[18]

In July 2019, he would win the Supercopa MX after defeating Necaxa 4–0.[19] In September, he would also go on to win the inaugural Leagues Cup after defeating Tigres UANL 2–1.[20]

International career

Youth

Pineda was called up to the U-20 Mexico national team by manager Sergio Almaguer to take part in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He made his debut in Mexico's opening match as a half-time substitution for José David Ramírez. Mexico went on to lose the game 2–0 to Mali.[21] Pineda started the next two matches for Mexico, but the team finished in 4th place in their group and failed to qualify to the next round.

Senior

Pineda was included in the provisional roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Miguel Herrera but was cut from the final list, remaining in the Provisional List if someone else got injured.[22] He was called up again, this time by Juan Carlos Osorio, to be included in Mexico's provisional squad for the Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[23] He would make his debut with the national team on 6 September 2016 against Honduras during a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match, coming in as a substitute for Jesús Dueñas at the 71st minute, finishing in a scoreless draw.[24]

He was included in the finalized roster that would participate at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[25] where on 9 July he would score his first goal with the senior national team during a group stage match against El Salvador, scoring the final goal of a 3–1 win.[26]

In May 2019, Pineda was included in Gerardo Martino's provisional 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster[27] and was subsequently included in the final list.[28] Mexico went on to win the tournament.[29]

Style of play

He is able to play as a deep-lying, roaming or more advanced playmaker, he has regularly played as the more advanced of the two in a 4-2-3-1 formation. A fantastic reader of the game, Pineda can spot incisive through balls and is able to find space on the pitch by moving into the channels between defenders.[5] Former Guadalajara manager Matías Almeyda described Pineda as "one of those players that has to end up in a great European club. He has the talent and the attributes." He is technically sharp, skillful, and with a turn of pace able to burst past opponents but at his short stature, he isn’t the strongest player, although his development may have been held up by the fact he's been moved from an attacking midfielder to the holding role and even on the wing since he debuted in the first division in late 2014.[30]

Personal life

Pineda was born in Mexico City, but he and his family are natives of Coyuca de Catalán, Guerrero.[31] His older brother, Onay Pineda, is also a professional footballer who plays as a right-back.[32]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 February 2021[33]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Querétaro 2013–14 Liga MX 0010—10
2014–15 295121—416
2015–16 153—20173
Total 44813120599
Guadalajara 2015–16 Liga MX 1942[lower-alpha 1]1—215
2016–17 4229000512
2017–18 2904181412
2018–19 1211000131
Total 10271628112610
Cruz Azul 2018–19 Liga MX 1825000233
2019–20 2530031284
2020–21 24300—243
Total 6785031759
Career total 2132334313226028
  1. includes 1 goal in 1 match from the 2016 Supercopa MX

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[33]
Mexico national team
YearAppsGoals
201630
2017111
201810
201960
202041
Total252

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 July 2017Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States El Salvador3–13–12017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.30 September 2020Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Guatemala2–03–0Friendly

Honours

Club
Guadalajara
Cruz Azul

International
Mexico

References
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