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[1] and 2021 Copa Américas.

Pineida was shot dead on 17 December 2025, at the age of 33.[2]

Honors

Barcelona
  • Serie A (2): 2016, 2020
El Nacional
  • Copa Ecuador (1): 2024

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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