CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CHICAGO FIRE):
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2023 (CHICAGO FIRE): Entered the match in the 54th minute in the 3-2 victory over Inter Miami CF on March 25 at DRV PNK Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-3 draw against FC Cincinnati on March 18 at Soldier Field...Came in as a sub in the 14th minute of play in 1-1 draw against New York City FC on March 4 at Soldier Field...
2022 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 79 minutes in the 1-1 draw against New England Revolution on Oct. 9 at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 win over FC Cincinnati on Oct. 1 at TQL Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to Charlotte FC on Sept. 17 at Soldier Field...Started and played 65 minutes in the 3-1 win against Inter Miami CF at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the scoreless draw with the Columbus Crew on Sept. 3 at Lower.com Field...Entered in the 58th minute of the 0-0 tie with the New England on Aug. 31 at Gillette Stadium...Started and played 51 minutes in the 2-0 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 21 at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 13 at Subaru Park...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 win over Charlotte FC on August 6 at Bank of America Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with Atlanta United on July 30 at Soldier Field...Started and played 85 minutes in the 3-1 win against the Vancouver Whitecaps on July 23 at BC Place...Entered the game in the 38th minute in the 1-0 win against Seattle Sounders on July 16 at Soldier Field... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Toronto FC on July 13 at Soldier Field...Entered the match in stoppage time of the 1-0 win against D.C. United on June 18 at Soldier Field...Started and played 45 minutes in the 1-0 loss against New York City FC on May 22 at Citi Field...Played 90 minutes in the 3-3 tie against New York Red Bulls on May 18 at Red Bull Arena...Played 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss against Atlanta United on May 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss to New York Red Bulls on April 30 at Soldier Field...Entered in the 82nd minute of the 3-0 loss against Minnesota United on April 23 at Allianz Field...Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie against the LA Galaxy on April 16 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss against Orlando City SC on April 9 at Exploria Stadium...Played the full 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie against FC Dallas on April 2 at Soldier Field...Started and played 73 minutes in the 3-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on March 19 at Soldier Field...Started and played 71 minutes in the 2-0 win against D.C. United on March 12 at Audi Field...Started and played the full 90 minutes for the second consecutive match in the 0-0 tie with Orlando City SC on March 5 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with Inter Miami CF on Feb. 26 at DRV PNK Stadium.
2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started and played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against the Columbus Crew on Nov. 7 at Lower.com Field ... Started and played 63 minutes in the 1-0 loss to NYCFC on Oct. 27 at Yankee Stadium ... Assisted Robert Berić’s goal and went the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 23 at Soldier Field .. Played 90 minutes in the 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 20 at TQL Stadium, in the 2-2 tie with New England on Oct. 16 at Gillette Stadium, in the 3-1 loss to Toronto FC on Oct. 3 at BMO Field, in the 2-0 win against NYCFC on Sept. 29 at SeatGeek Stadium, in the 0-0 tie with Nashville SC on Sept. 26 at Soldier Field and in the 2-0 loss to CF Montréal on Sept. 19 at Stade Saputo ... Started and played 45 minutes in the 2-0 loss to Sporting KC on Sept. 11 at Children’s Mercy Park ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 28 at Red Bull Arena ... Started and played 71 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Orlando City on Aug. 21 at Exploria Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to Inter Miami on Aug. 18 at DRV PNK Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against the Columbus Crew on Aug. 15 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 8 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with New York City FC on Aug. 4 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 1 at Subaru Park ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss to Toronto FC on July 24 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with D.C. United on July 21 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 5-1 loss to Nashville SC on July 17 at Nissan Stadium ... Started and played 61 minutes of the 3-1 win against Orlando City SC on July 7 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against Atlanta United FC on July 3 at Soldier Field ... Scored his first goal of the season in the 3-3 tie against the Philadelphia Union on June 26 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 54 minutes in the 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on June 23 at Soldier Field ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on June 19 at Historic Crew Stadium ... Was named to the MLS Team of the Week bench for Week 6 for his 90-minute performance in the 1-0 win against Inter Miami CF on May 22 at Soldier Field ... Started and went the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to D.C. United on May 13 at Audi Field ... Subbed in for Johan Kappelhof at halftime of the 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union on May 8 at Soldier Field ... Made the Starting XI and went the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against New York Red Bulls on May 1 at Red Bull Arena.
2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): The Homegrown defender/midfielder led the team in minutes played, logging 2022 minutes during the 2020 MLS Regular Season and starting in all 23 matches for the Chicago Fire during his rookie season ... Scored his third goal of the season in the 2-2 tie with Minnesota United on Nov. 4 ... Assisted on Boris Sekulić's goal in the 1-1 tie with Nashville SC on Oct. 31 ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Oct. 28 ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with New York Red Bulls on Oct. 24, the 2-2 tie with Sporting Kansas City, the 2-1 win against D.C. United and the 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City and in the 2-2 with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27 and in the 4-0 win against the Houston Dynamo on Sept. 13 ... Logged 85 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Went the full 90 against Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 and New England on Sept. 6 ... Helped secure the clean sheet in 89 minutes played in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Scored his second MLS goal and went the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Played the full 90 in the Chicago Fire's 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati at Soldier Field on Aug. 25 ... Logged 82 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Started all three of the team's matches in the MLS is Back Tournament, going 76 minutes in the 2-0 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Started in his fourth straight match for the Fire and recorded 72 minutes in the team's 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Pineda scored his first professional goal, the game winner, and went the full 90 minutes in the Chicago Fire's 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders in the first game of the MLS is Back Tournament ...Pineda made his professional soccer debut on March 1st against the Seattle Sounders. (1 start) Pineda became the 12th homegrown player in Chicago Fire FC history to play a game for the club. In his professional debut, Pineda recorded 90 minutes of playing time, and a recorded shot attempt.
How he joined the Club: Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 17, 2020. Pineda, 22, joins the Fire after spending the past four years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pineda, who was a team captain for the Tar Heels, appeared in every match during his four years with UNC.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: In 79 appearances (74 starts), he notched 17 goals and eight assists. In his senior season in 2019, Pineda led the team in shots (52), shots on goal (23) and game-winning goals (three), while also ranking second on the team in goals scored (five). Additionally, Pineda was named to an All-ACC team each season during his four years with UNC, including first-team honors in 2018 and 2019. He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American second team in 2018.
Prior to spending four years at UNC, Pineda featured for the Chicago Fire Academy, helping the Club win its first-ever U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) National Championship in 2015. As a result of his strong performances with the Fire Academy, Pineda earned call ups to the U-18 and U-19 U.S. Men’s National Teams. Pineda is the second member of his family to join the Club as a Homegrown Player. His brother, Victor Pineda, signed with Chicago as the first Homegrown Player in Club history in 2010. The Fire currently has 11 Homegrown Players on its 2020 roster: Chris Brady, Javier Casas Jr., Brian Gutierrez, Jeremiah Gutjahr, Djordje Mihailović, Alex Monis, Mauricio Pineda, Andre Reynolds II, Allan Rodriguez and Gabriel Slonina and Nicholas Slonina.
