Sebastien Pineau

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

Sebastien Gerard Pineau Flores (born 20 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Recreativo Huelva. Born in Chile, he is a youth international for Peru.

Sebastien Pineau

Personal information
Full name	Sebastien Gerard Pineau Flores[1]
Date of birth	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Recreativo de Huelva
Number	9
Youth career
	Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Alianza Lima	1	(0)
2021	→ UCV (loan)	7	(0)
2023–2024	Austin FC II	45	(14)
2025–act.	Recreativo de Huelva	-	(-)
International career‡
2021–2022	Chile U20	9	(0)
2022–	Peru U20	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:57, 4 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2023

Club career

Alianza Lima

Universidad César Vallejo loan

Having spent the 2021 season on loan with Universidad César Vallejo, Pineau returned to Alianza Lima for 2022, making his debut in a 2–0 win over Cienciano.^[2] With his contract at Alianza ending on 31 October 2022, he was left a free agent, stating that he would wait until after the 2023 South American U-20 Championship had concluded to negotiate a renewal with the club.^[3]

Austin FC II

On 23 February 2023, Austin FC II announced they had signed Pineau to a two-year contract through the 2024 season.^[4] Pineau was the starting #9 for Austin FC II when they won the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup, beating the Columbus Crew 2 by a score of 3–1.^[5]

International career

Born in Santiago, Chile, to a Peruvian mother and French father, Pineau initially opted to represent his nation of birth, Chile, at international level, making his debut in December 2021.^[6]

In May 2022, he played in a friendly game for the Chile under-20 team against Uruguay, before being called up to represent both Chile and Peru in August of the same year.^[7] After representing Chile U20 at the 2022 South American Games,^[8] in November 2022, he switched allegiance to Peru, reportedly due to family influence, stating that he "always wanted to compete".^[9][10]

He was called up to the Peru squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 September 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alianza Lima	2021	Peruvian Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2022		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
UCV (loan)	2021	Peruvian Primera División	7	0	0	0	–		0	0	7	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Austin FC II	2023	MLS Next Pro	25	7	–		–		4[a]	0	29	7
	2024		20	6	1	1	–		–		21	7
Career total			53	13	1	1	0	0	4	0	58	14

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in MLSNP Playoffs

Honors

Club

• Austin FC II
  • MLS Next Pro Cup: Champions – 2023