Mario Pineida

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

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]

Mario Pineida

Mario Pineida in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Mario Alberto Pineida Martínez
Date of birth	(1992-07-06)6 July 1992
Place of birth	Santo Domingo, Ecuador
Date of death	17 December 2025(2025-12-17) (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

International career

Pineida was called up for the 2015 Copa América making the cut for the final 23.^[3]

Death

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

Barcelona

• Serie A: 2016, 2020

El Nacional

• Copa Ecuador: 2024

See also

• Association football portal
• Ecuador portal
• Biography portal