Diego Pineda

Mexican footballer (born 1995)
Diego Pineda
Personal information
Full name Diego Iván Pineda Juárez[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Venados
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2013 San Luis
2013–2016 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 América 2 (0)
2017 → Venados (loan) 7 (1)
2017–2021 Atlético San Luis 55 (3)
2021 UAT 12 (6)
2022 Atlético Morelia 28 (2)
2023 UAT 16 (3)
2023–2024 Dundee 3 (0)
2024– Venados 2 (0)
International career
2015 Mexico U20 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:57, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Diego Iván Pineda Juárez (born 8 April 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga de Expansión MX club Venados. He has played for Mexican clubs América, Venados, Atlético San Luis, Correcaminos UAT (twice) and Atlético Morelia, as well as for Scottish club Dundee.

Career

Dundee

On 7 July 2023, after spending the entirety of his career in his native Mexico, Pineda joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee alongside fellow countryman and friend Antonio Portales.[2] Pineda made his debut for Dundee off the bench in a Scottish League Cup group stage game away to Airdrieonians.[3] Four days later, Pineda made his first start and scored his first goal for the Dark Blues in a home win over Dumbarton.[4] Pineda made his league debut for Dundee on 24 October as a substitute against Ross County.[5] On 22 July 2024, Dundee confirmed that Pineda had left the club by mutual consent, and would return to Mexico.[6]

Venados

On 26 July 2024, Pineda joined his former club and Liga de Expansión MX side Venados.[7] He made his first appearance from the bench the same day against Tepatitlán.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club[9] Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América 2014–15 Liga MX 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2016–17 2 0 2 1 — 0 0 4 1
Total 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Venados (loan) 2016–17 Ascenso MX 7 1 3 0 — — 10 1
Atlético San Luis 2017–18 Ascenso MX 9 1 3 1 — — 12 2
2018–19 26 2 9 3 — — 35 5
2019–20 Liga MX 5 0 5 2 — — 10 2
2020–21 15 0 — — — 15 0
Total 55 3 17 6 0 0 0 0 72 9
Correcaminos UAT 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 12 6 — — — 12 6
Atlético Morelia 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 21 2 — — — 21 2
2022–23 7 0 — — — 7 0
Total 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Correcaminos UAT 2022–23 Liga de Expansión MX 16 3 — — — 16 3
Dundee 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 1
Venados 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 125 15 22 7 3 1 0 0 150 23

Honours

Atlético San Luis

Morelia

Mexico U20

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Diego Pineda signs for the Dee". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ "Airdrieonians v Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  4. ^ "Dundee v Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  5. ^ "Stalemate leaves Dundee and County in bottom three". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. ^ "Diego Pineda departs". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  7. ^ González, Carmen Torres (2024-07-26). "Venados anuncia la llegada de dos nuevos fichajes". Noticias de Yucatán (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  8. ^ "Venados vs. Tepatitlán - 27 July 2024 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  9. ^ "D. Pineda Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  • Diego Iván Pineda Juárez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
  • Diego Pineda at Soccerway


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