{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1998)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mathías Pinto | image = | caption = | fullname = Mathías Daniel Pinto Mell | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|7|13}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | height = {{height|m=1.66|precision=0}} | position = Forward | currentclub = Deportes Santa Cruz | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Universidad de Chile<ref name=upinto>{{cite web|url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2020/02/25/futbol/1582598836_583466.html|title=Mathias Pinto y su fallida vuelta a la U: "Los dirigentes no quisieron"|trans-title=Mathías Pinto and his failed return to "la U": "Leaders didn't want"|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=25 February 2020|accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref> | years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = Universidad de Chile | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = → San Marcos (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → Deportes Melipilla (loan) | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2019–2022 | clubs4 = Ñublense | caps4 = 45 | goals4 = 14 | years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = Deportes Iquique | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2024 | clubs7 = Deportes Santa Cruz | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 7 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = Rangers | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2026– | clubs9 = Deportes Santa Cruz | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Chile U15 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam2 = Chile U17 | nationalcaps2 = 5 <!--4 South American Games + 1 World Cup --> | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2019 | nationalteam3 = Chile U22 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | pcupdate = 24 November 2025 | ntupdate = 13 June 2019 }} '''Mathías Daniel Pinto Mell''' (born July 13, 1998) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as forward for Deportes Santa Cruz.
==Career== After becoming top goalscorer at all youth categories of Universidad de Chile,<ref name=upinto/> he debuted at the age of 16 years scoring one goal in a match against Santiago Morning at the Copa Chile.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enelcamarin.cl/index.php/component/joomleague/matchreport/108-copa-chile-2014/9158|title=Crónica: Jornada 7|trans-title=Summary: Matchday 7|publisher=enelcamarin.cl|language=es|date=30 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811232259/http://www.enelcamarin.cl/index.php/component/joomleague/matchreport/108-copa-chile-2014/9158|accessdate=22 September 2020|archive-date=2014-08-11}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diarioeldia.cl/deportes/mathias-pinto-goleador-primera-b-llega-coquimbo-unido|title=Mathías Pinto, goleador de la Primera B llega a Coquimbo Unido|trans-title=Mathías Pinto, Primera B's top goalscorer, joins Coquimbo Unido|publisher=Diario El Día|language=es|date=27 December 2019|accessdate=21 September 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803175335/http://www.diarioeldia.cl/deportes/mathias-pinto-goleador-primera-b-llega-coquimbo-unido|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Loma-Osorio |first1=Antonio |title=Se acabó el lío: Mathías Pinto encontró club en Primera B luego de dejar en visto a Deportes Antofagasta |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/primera-b/2024/03/01/se-acabo-el-lio-mathias-pinto-encontro-club-en-primera-b-luego-de-dejar-en-visto-a-deportes-antofagasta/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |work=En Cancha |date=1 March 2024 |language=es}}</ref> In 2025, he moved to Rangers de Talca.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abatte |first1=Franco |title=Con pasado en la 'U': Rangers de Talca anuncia la contratación de destacado atacante nacional |url=https://redgol.cl/chile/con-pasado-en-la-u-rangers-anuncia-la-contratacion-de-destacado-atacante-nacional |access-date=25 December 2024 |work=RedGol |date=25 December 2024 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Italo |title=Terremoto en un club del fútbol chileno tras cerrar un pésimo año: sólo cuatro jugadores tienen contrato para el 2026 |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/terremoto-en-un-club-del-futbol-chileno-tras-cerrar-un-pesimo-ano-solo-cuatro-jugadores-tienen-contrato-para-el-2026-f202511-n |work=Diario AS |date=24 November 2025 |language=es |quote=Mathias Pinto, por su parte, ya fue oficialmente desvinculado.}}</ref>
Pinto returned to Deportes Santa Cruz for the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Osorio |first1=Nicolás |title=Tras su paso por Rangers, Mathías Pinto define para el 2026 |url=https://primerabchile.cl/tras-su-paso-por-rangers-mathias-pinto-tiene-club-para-la-temporada-2026/ |access-date=13 January 2026 |work=PrimeraBChile.cl |date=12 January 2026 |language=es}}</ref>
==International career== Pinto represented Chile U15 at the 2013 South American Championship and Chile U17 at both the 2014 South American Games<ref>{{cite web |title=Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Suramericanos |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/nominas-de-chile-para-juegos-suramericanos.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=10 November 2023 |language=es}}</ref> and the 2015 FIFA World Cup, playing one match against Nigeria. Also, he represented Chile U23 at the 2019 Maurice Revello Tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/33348/nomina-de-la-seleccion-chilena-sub-23-para-el-torneo-maurice-revello|title=Nómina de la Selección Chilena Sub 23 para el Torneo Maurice Revello|trans-title=Squad of the Chile U23 for the Maurice Revello Tournament|publisher=ANFP|language=es|date=21 May 2019|accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref> playing three matches and scoring one goal.
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|25 September 2020}} <ref name=pinto>{{Soccerway|mathias-daniel-pinto-mell/425342|accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="4" |Universidad de Chile |2014–15 |rowspan="3"|Primera<br>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 |- ! colspan="2" |'''Total'''||0||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||1||1 |- |San Marcos (loan) |2017–T | rowspan="2" |Primera B |1||0||2||0||0||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="PP">Appearances in the Promotion playoff</ref>||0||'''5'''||'''0''' |- |Melipilla (loan) |2018 |23||8||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''23'''||'''8''' |- |Coquimbo Unido (loan) |2020 |Primera<br>División |11||3||0||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CS">Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana</ref>||0||0||0||'''12'''||'''3''' |- | rowspan="3" |Ñublense |2019 | rowspan="2" |Primera B |23||14||3||0||0||0||0||0||26||14 |- |2020 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- ! colspan="2" |'''Total'''||23||14||3||0||0||0||0||0||26||14 |- ! colspan="3" |'''Total career''' !58!!25!!6<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CC">Appearances in the Copa Chile</ref>!!1!!1!!0!!2!!0!!67!!26 |} ;Notes {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 13 June 2019}} <ref name=pinto/>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Competition!!Apps!!Goals |- |Chile U15 |2013||South American Championship||6||2 |- |rowspan=2|Chile U17 |2014||South American Games||4||3 |- |2015||FIFA World Cup||1||0 |- |Chile U22 |2019||Maurice Revello Tournament||3||1 |- !colspan=3|Total||14||6 |}
==Honours== ;Universidad de Chile * Primera División (1): 2017-C
;Individual * Primera B de Chile Top Scorer (1): 2019
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|mathias-daniel-pinto-mell/425342}}
{{Chilean Primera División B top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto, Mathias}} Category:Living people Category:1998 births Category:Footballers from Santiago, Chile Category:Chilean men's footballers Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen Category:Chile men's youth international footballers Category:Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Category:South American Games competitors for Chile Category:Club Universidad de Chile footballers Category:San Marcos de Arica footballers Category:Deportes Melipilla footballers Category:Ñublense footballers Category:Coquimbo Unido footballers Category:Deportes Iquique footballers Category:Deportes Santa Cruz footballers Category:Rangers de Talca footballers Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Primera B de Chile players Category:Men's association football forwards