Leomar Pinto

Leomar José Pinto Blanco (born 17 March 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarrobledo as a winger.

Leomar Pinto

Personal information
Full name	Leomar José Pinto Blanco
Date of birth	(1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Villarrobledo
Youth career
	Caracas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Caracas B
2013–2016	Caracas	11	(1)
2016–2018	Elche B	39	(9)
2016–2018	Elche	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Ontinyent (loan)	11	(0)
2018–2019	Cádiz B	19	(0)
2019–2020	Cartagena B	22	(4)
2019–2020	Cartagena	1	(0)
2020–2021	Gerena	11	(1)
2021–2022	Olímpic Xàtiva	52	(5)
2022–2023	Lorca Deportiva	28	(6)
2023–	Villarrobledo	38	(7)
International career
2013	Venezuela U17	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinto and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

Club career

Born in Caracas, Pinto was a Caracas FC youth graduate. After making his senior debut with the reserves, he made his first team debut on 10 November 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo Petare. In March 2014, after impressing in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he had an 11-day trial at Arsenal.^[1][2]

Pinto scored his first professional goal on 19 November 2014, netting his team's only in a 1–2 away loss against Zamora FC. He was given his first start late in the month, in a 0–0 draw at Llaneros de Guanare.

In January 2016 Pinto moved abroad, signing for Elche CF.^[3] However, due to bureaucratic problems, he was only registered in August, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.^[4]

Pinto made his first team debut on 7 September 2016, replacing Liberto Beltrán in a 2–2 Copa del Rey away draw against CD Mirandés, as his side went through on penalties.^[5] The following 14 August, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Ontinyent CF.^[6]

On 29 August 2018, Pinto moved to another reserve team, Cádiz CF B in the fourth tier.^[7]