Carlos Pineda (footballer)

Carlos Enrique Pineda López (born 23 September 1997) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sporting FC and the Honduras national team.^[1]

Carlos Pineda

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Enrique Pineda López
Date of birth	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Olimpia
Number	32
Youth career
2003–2016	Olimpia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2025	Olimpia	41	(2)
2017–2018	→ Lobos UPNFM (loan)	1	(0)
2019	→ Real de Minas (loan)	14	(0)
2025-	Sporting FC	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Honduras U20	7	(0)
2019–	Honduras U23	5	(0)
2019–	Honduras	7	(0)
Medal record Representing  Honduras Men's football Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Pineda made his debut for C.D. Olimpia on 14 February 2016, coming off the bench in the 70th minute for Óscar Salas in a 4–0 win over C.D.S. Vida.^[2][3]

Before the start of the 2017 Apertura tournament, Pineda joined Lobos UPNFM on a season-long loan.^[4] He made his debut on 15 October 2017 in a 3–2 away victory against Real C.D. España.^[5]

On 9 January 2019, Pineda was loaned to C.D. Real de Minas for six months.^[6]

Honours

Honduras Youth

• Pan American Silver Medal: 2019