{{Short description|Portugese footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use Philippine English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anderson Pinto | fullname = Anderson Rene Pinto Nogueira<ref name="globalsports">{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/athlete/anderson-pinto/7804578|title=Anderson Pinto - Global Sports Archive |website=Global Sports Archive |accessdate=22 April 2026}}</ref> | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|11}} | birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal | height = 1.82 m | currentclub = Dynamic Herb Cebu | clubnumber = 8 | position = Attacking midfielder | youthclubs1 = AFC Wimbledon | youthclubs2 = Fulham | youthclubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur | youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2011 | years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = Wingate & Finchley | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = Carshalton Athletic | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = Banbury United | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = Glacis United | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2014–2017 | clubs5 = Europa Point | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Hendon | years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = Walton & Hersham | years8 = 2020 | clubs8 = Royston Town | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2020–2021 | clubs9 = Cheshunt | years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = Braintree Town | years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = Billericay Town | caps11 = 27 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 2022–2023 | clubs12 = Connah's Quay Nomads | caps12 = 5 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2023 | clubs13 = Billericay Town | caps13 = 16 | goals13 = 1 | years14 = 2023–2024 | clubs14 = Braintree Town | caps14 = 5 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2024 | clubs15 = Pirin Razlog | years16 = 2024 | clubs16 = Connah's Quay Nomads | years17 = 2024–2025 | clubs17 = Loyola | caps17 = 14 | goals17 = 2 | years18 = 2025– | clubs18 = Dynamic Herb Cebu | caps18 = 11 | goals18 = 3 | pcupdate = 06:07, April 22, 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Anderson Rene Pinto Nogueira''' (born 11 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or central midfielder for Philippines Football League club Dynamic Herb Cebu.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|new_id=pinto-anderson/fP5oXXJN|name=Anderson Pinto}}</ref><ref name="globalsports" />
==Career== ===Early career=== Pinto was born in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. However, he played much of his youth football in England, first playing for the youth academies of AFC Wimbledon and Fulham. He also had a spell at the academy of Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur until 2011.
He signed his first professional contract with London-based club Wingate & Finchley in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wingatefinchley.com/post/tns-2-wingate-finchley-1|title=TNS 2 Wingate & Finchley 1|work=Wingate & Finchley|date=9 July 2012|accessdate=22 April 2026}}</ref> He had further stints with Carshalton Athletic and Banbury United,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shadbolt |first1=David |url=https://www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk/teams/24168/match-centre/0-1970995/report|title=Banbury United 3 Grendon Rangers 1|publisher=Banbury United|date=25 September 2013|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shadbolt|first1=David |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/banburyunitedfootballclub/news/banbury-united-2-hitchin-town-1048620.html|title=Banbury United 2 Hitchin Town 1 |publisher=Banbury United|date=22 September 2013|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> before moving abroad in 2014 to play for Gibraltar Premier Division side Glacis United. He then signed with Second Division side Europa Point,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/EuropaPointFC/posts/pfbid036NhXPh3muX9yBVq6yPfEAMhBSfGuseUP4Xyf78rS4aA62FwKGyUGX1g1MyQbY5PBl|title=Europa Point FC have completed the signing of former AFC Wimbledon and Glacis United winger Anderson Pinto|website=Europa Point FC on Facebook|date=10 November 2014|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> helping the club achieve promotion in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.europapointfc.com/about|title=Europa Point FC - a progressive club from Gibraltar|work=Europa Point|accessdate=22 April 2026}}</ref>
===Career in England and Wales=== After staying in Gibraltar with Pick Up Academy, Pinto next returned to England to sign with Hendon.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://jpjournalismarticles.wordpress.com/2022/05/19/pinto-interview/|title=Anderson Pinto says ‘New Lodge is something special’ |work=JP Journalism|date=19 May 2022|accessdate=22 April 2026}}</ref> After a move to play professionally in Portugal fell through, he spent the next few years around England's lower leagues, first playing with Walton & Hersham.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.roystontownfc.co.uk/club-news/from-good-to-better-is-royston-town-the-place-to-be-for-aspiring-footballers/|title=FROM GOOD TO BETTER: Is Royston Town the place to be for aspiring footballers?|work=Royston Town|date=13 August 2020|accessdate=22 April 2026}}</ref> He had a short spell with Royston Town just before the COVID-19 Pandemic,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Street|first1=Tim |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/sport/football/royston-town-no2-wants-trophy-17836041|title=Royston Town No.2 wants his FA Trophy heroes to emulate his achievements|publisher=Cambridge News|date=28 February 2020|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> then signed for Cheshunt after trialling at Dulwich Hamlet.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Urban|first1=Mike |url=https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2020/12/video-highlights-dulwich-hamlet-3-1-cheshunt-fa-trophy-second-round-tues-15th-dec-2020/|title=Video highlights: Dulwich Hamlet 3-1 Cheshunt, FA Trophy Second Round, Tues 15th Dec 2020|publisher=Brixton Buzz|date=17 December 2020|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> In 2021, he signed with National League South side Braintree Town, to date his highest step in the English football pyramid.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldron|first1=Jonathan |url=https://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/sport/countywide/19308165.braintree-town-snapped-two-players/ |title=Braintree Town have snapped up two more players|publisher=Braintree & Witham Times|date=17 May 2021|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref>
Over the next few years Pinto would move between a number of clubs, first leaving Braintree to sign for Billericay Town, where he made 27 appearances.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patmore |first1=Jack |url=https://www.billericaytownfc.co.uk/pinto-signs-for-town/|title=PINTO SIGNS FOR TOWN|publisher=Billericay Town|date=11 September 2021|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ansell|first1=Ian |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-2/national-league-north-and-south/national-league-south/419352/childs-play-from-kresh-chops-ham/|title=Child’s play from Kresh chops Ham|publisher=The Non League Football Paper|date=13 February 2022|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> He had a two-year spell at Connah's Quay Nomads in Wales' Cymru Premier, where he scored on his debut against Ruthin Town.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mesney |first1=Nik |url=https://www.the-nomads.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=1201|title=Pinto departs Nomads |publisher=The Nomads|date=1 December 2022|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Angerer |first1=Adam |url=https://www.the-nomads.co.uk/match.php?id=1477&team=first-team|title=Pinto's first Nomads goals secure semi final spot|publisher=The Nomads|date=18 October 2022|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> He had repeat spells at Billericay Town in 2023,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patmore |first1=Jack |url=https://www.billericaytownfc.co.uk/anderson-pinto-returns/|title=ANDERSON PINTO RETURNS|publisher=Billericay Town|date=6 January 2023|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> Braintree from 2023 to 2024, and Nomads in late 2024,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://faw.cymru/cymru-leagues/news/european-nights-await-for-jd-cymru-premier-quartet/|title=European nights await for JD Cymru Premier quartet|work=FAW Cymru|date=8 July 2024|accessdate=22 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Shaun |url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/24428241.connahs-quay-nomads-signed-ratcliffe-pinto/|title=Connah's Quay Nomads have signed Ratcliffe and Pinto|publisher=TheLeader|date=3 July 2024|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mesney|first1=Nik |url=https://www.the-nomads.co.uk/news/2024-07-02/pinto-returns-to-the-nomads/|title=Pinto returns to The Nomads|publisher=The Nomads|date=2 July 2024 |access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> as well as a short spell at Bulgarian side Pirin Razlog.
===Philippines=== Pinto would leave Nomads again in 2024, signing for Philippines Football League side Loyola. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122122867790484952&set=a.122108517572484952|title=Welcome to LFC Palawan, Anderson Pinto |website=LFC Victorias on Facebook|date=1 November 2024|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> He made his debut on the club's second matchday in a win over Mendiola 1991,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suing |first1=Ivan |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/19/loyola-turns-back-mendiola|title=Loyola turns back Mendiola|publisher=Daily Tribune|date=20 October 2024|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> and scored his first goals in a win over Stallion Laguna. He ended the season with 2 goals in 14 games.
In 2025, Pinto would leave Loyola to sign for the previous season's Finals Series champions Dynamic Herb Cebu, joining the club before a campaign in the ASEAN Club Championship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jurado|first1=Theodore |url=https://journalnews.com.ph/cebu-fc-prepares-for-debut-in-shopee-cup/|title=Cebu FC prepares for debut in Shopee Cup|publisher=Journal News|date=5 August 2025|access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> He made his debut in the playoff round, where Cebu won against Kasuka of Brunei,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://aseanutdfc.com/asean-club-championship/2025/news/shopee-cup-2025-26-group-a-report-cong-an-ha-noi-fc-1-0-dh-cebu-fc|title=SHOPEE CUP™ 2025/26 GROUP A – REPORT: CÔNG AN HÀ NỘI FC 1-0 DH CEBU FC|work=ASEAN United FC|date=24 September 2025|accessdate=22 April 2026}}</ref> and to date has scored 3 goals in 11 appearances in the league.
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|new_id=pinto-anderson/fP5oXXJN|name=Anderson Pinto}}
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