Mario Pineida
 Pineida in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Alberto Pineida Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
| Date of death | 17 December 2025 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | CSCD Brasilia | ||
| 2007–2008 | CD Saquisilí | ||
| 2009 | Panamá SC | ||
| 2010 | Independiente DV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Independiente DV | 178 | (3) |
| 2016–2025 | Barcelona SC | 186 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Fluminense FC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | → El Nacional (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 385 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Ecuador U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2021 | Ecuador | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Alberto Pineida Martínez (6 July 1992 – 17 December 2025) was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a full-back, spending most of his career with Independiente DV and Barcelona SC. He made nine appearances for the Ecuador national team.[1][2]
International career
[edit]Pineida was called up for the 2015 Copa América making the cut for the final 23.[3]
Death
[edit]Pineida was shot dead in Guayaquil on 17 December 2025, at the age of 33.[4] He was killed along with a female partner, while his mother was injured in the attack. Two suspects were subsequently arrested.[5]
Honours
[edit]Barcelona
El Nacional
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Archived 4 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Conmoción en el fútbol ecuatoriano: fue asesinado Mario Pineida, jugador de Barcelona". Olé. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ecuadorian police arrest 2 suspects in the armed attack that killed soccer player Pineida". AP News. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Mario Pineida at Soccerway
- Mario Pineida at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
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