Anthony Pinto

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anthony Pinto

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Anthony Francis Pinto

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|2|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hong Kong

| height =

| position = Right back, right winger

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2017–2018

| youthclubs1 = Happy Valley

| youthyears2 = 2019–2024

| youthclubs2 = Bolton Wanderers

| years1 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Loughborough Students

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 2024–

| nationalteam1 = Hong Kong U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = Hong Kong

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalteam-update = 30 September 2024

| club-update = 30 June 2024

}}

Anthony Francis Pinto ({{lang-zh|杜俊暉}}; born 23 February 2006) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a right back or a right winger for Loughborough Students and the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

= Happy Valley =

Born in Hong Kong[https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20240419/bkn-20240419185434763-0419_00882_001.html 世盃外港隊初選43人集訓保頓小將杜俊暉首獲召] on.cc 19 April 2024 to a Portuguese father and a Hong Kongese mother, Pinto came from the youth system of Hong Kong club Happy Valley.[https://www.stheadline.com/football-news/3337106/%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%B3%E5%AE%89%E9%81%94%E8%87%A3%E9%BB%9E%E5%85%B5%E5%82%99%E6%88%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%9B%83%E5%A4%96-%E4%BF%9D%E9%A0%93%E5%B0%8F%E5%B0%87%E6%9D%9C%E4%BF%8A%E6%9A%89%E5%85%A5%E9%81%B8 港足｜安達臣點兵備戰世盃外保頓小將杜俊暉入選] Sing Tao Daily 20 April 2024

= Bolton Wanderers U18 =

Pinto joined English club Bolton Wanderers U18 in 2021. He has played in the FA Youth Cup.

International career

= Youth =

In December 2023, Pinto was selected into the 29-man training squad of Hong Kong U18.[https://www.hkfa.com/news/latest-news/20367/detail 中國香港十八歲以下代表隊將於12月18至24日進行本地集訓。現公佈29人名單] HKFA 8 December 2023

Pinto was named in the 23-man squad for the 2025 AFC U20 qualifiers in which scored one of the two goals against Singapore in their penultimate match.{{cite web | url=https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20240930/bkn-20240930110629782-0930_00882_001.html | title=U20亞盃外成功開齋！港隊兩球挫新加坡 | date=30 September 2024 }}

= Senior =

On 1 June 2024, Pinto was selected into the 23-man final squad of Hong Kong for the first time.[https://hk.sports.yahoo.com/news/%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%B3-%E5%AE%89%E9%81%94%E8%87%A3%E9%9B%A2%E4%BB%BB%E5%BE%8C%E6%B1%BA%E9%81%B8%E5%B0%8D%E4%BC%8A%E6%9C%9723%E4%BA%BA%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE-%E6%9D%9C%E4%BF%8A%E6%9A%89%E9%A6%AC%E5%B8%8C%E5%81%89%E9%A6%96%E5%85%A5%E9%81%B8-132807234.html 港足｜安達臣離任後決選對伊朗23人名單杜俊暉馬希偉首入選]. Sportsroad. 1 June 2024. On 6 June 2024, Pinto made his international debut for Hong Kong in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Iran. He scored in the 59th minute, two minutes after coming off the bench, to make the score 2–3.{{Cite news |last=McNamara |first=Paul |date=14 June 2024 |title=Hong Kong football star latest in city to face tough choice: play on or go to university? |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3266526/hong-kong-football-star-latest-city-face-tough-choice-play-or-go-university |access-date=2025-01-22 |work=South China Morning Post}} However, the game ended with Iran's 4–2 victory.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/687435/|title=Hong Kong v Iran game report|date=6 June 2024}}