Mathías Pinto

Mathías Pinto
Personal information
Full name	Mathías Daniel Pinto Mell
Date of birth	July 13, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Rangers
Youth career
	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Universidad de Chile
2017	→ San Marcos (loan)
2018	→ Deportes Melipilla (loan)
2019–2022	Ñublense
2020	→ Coquimbo Unido (loan)
2023	Deportes Iquique
2024	Deportes Santa Cruz
2025–	Rangers
International career‡
2013	Chile U15
2014–2015	Chile U17
2019	Chile U22
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2019

Mathías Daniel Pinto Mell (born July 13, 1998) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as forward for Rangers de Talca.

Career

After becoming top goalscorer at all youth categories of Universidad de Chile,^[1] he debuted at the age of 16 years scoring one goal in a match against Santiago Morning at the Copa Chile.^[2] Later, he was loaned to Primera B clubs San Marcos and Melipilla.

On 2019 season, he became Top Goalscorer of the Primera B, scoring 14 goals. So, on 2020 he joined Primera División club Coquimbo Unido,^[3] playing also at the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.

In the 2023 season, Pinto got promotion to the Chilean top division with Deportes Iquique. The next season, he joined Deportes Santa Cruz.^[4] In 2025, he moved to Rangers de Talca.^[5]

Pinto represented Chile U15 at the 2013 South American Championship and Chile U17 at both the 2014 South American Games^[6] and the 2015 FIFA World Cup, playing one match against Nigeria. Also, he represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Maurice Revello Tournament,^[7] playing three matches and scoring one goal.

As of 25 September 2020 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad de Chile	2014–15	Primera División	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
San Marcos (loan)	2017–T	Primera B	1	0	2	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	5	0
Melipilla (loan)	2018	Primera B	23	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	8
Coquimbo Unido (loan)	2020	Primera División	11	3	0	0	1^[b]	0	0	0	12	3
Ñublense	2019	Primera B	23	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	14
	2020	Primera B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		23	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	14
Total career			58	25	6^[c]	1	1	0	2	0	67	26

As of match played 13 June 2019 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Competition	Apps	Goals
Chile U15	2013	South American Championship	6	2
Chile U17	2014	South American Games	4	3
Chile U17	2015	FIFA World Cup	1	0
Chile U22	2019	Maurice Revello Tournament	3	1
Total			14	6

^ ^a ^b "Mathias Pinto y su fallida vuelta a la U: "Los dirigentes no quisieron"" [Mathías Pinto and his failed return to "la U": "Leaders didn't want"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ "Crónica: Jornada 7" [Summary: Matchday 7] (in Spanish). enelcamarin.cl. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ "Mathías Pinto, goleador de la Primera B llega a Coquimbo Unido" [Mathías Pinto, Primera B's top goalscorer, joins Coquimbo Unido] (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (1 March 2024). "Se acabó el lío: Mathías Pinto encontró club en Primera B luego de dejar en visto a Deportes Antofagasta". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ Abatte, Franco (25 December 2024). "Con pasado en la 'U': Rangers de Talca anuncia la contratación de destacado atacante nacional". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
^ "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Suramericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Sub 23 para el Torneo Maurice Revello" [Squad of the Chile U23 for the Maurice Revello Tournament] (in Spanish). ANFP. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Mathías Pinto at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2020.