Victor Pineda (soccer)

Victor Pineda

Personal information
Full name	Victor Pineda
Date of birth	(1993-03-15) March 15, 1993
Place of birth	Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
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	0	(0)
International career‡
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 27, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 16, 2014

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). He was subsequently called up to the United States U-18 national team 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.

Pineda made his MLS debut on March 23, 2014 in a match against New York Red Bulls.

On June 13, 2014, Pineda moved to NASL team Indy Eleven on loan. He signed with Indy for the 2015 season after he was released by Chicago.

In December 2015, Pineda signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

External links

• MLS player profile