Mario Pineida

Mario Pineida
Mario Pineida in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mario Alberto Pineida Martínez
Date of birth (1992-07-06)July 6, 1992
Place of birth Santo Domingo, Ecuador
Date of death December 17, 2025(2025-12-17) (aged 33)
Place of death Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Fullback
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 185 (2)
2022 → Fluminense FC (loan) 24 (0)
2024 → El Nacional (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Ecuador U-20 12 (0)
2015–2021 Ecuador 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2021

Mario Alberto Pineida Martínez (6 July 1992 – 17 December 2025) was an Ecuadorian footballer. He was capped 9 times for Ecuador, and played for them at the 2015 and 2021 Copa Américas.

Pineida was shot dead on 17 December 2025, at the age of 33.

Honors

Barcelona
El Nacional

References

  1. ↑ Archived 2018-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Conmoción en el fútbol ecuatoriano: fue asesinado Mario Pineida, jugador de Barcelona". Olé. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.

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