Leomar Pinto

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Leomar Pinto

| image =

| fullname = Leomar José Pinto Blanco

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Villarrobledo

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Caracas

| years1 = 2013–2016 | clubs1 = Caracas B | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2013–2016 | clubs2 = Caracas | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2016–2018 | clubs3 = Elche B | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = Elche | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = → Ontinyent (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Cádiz B | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = Cartagena B | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = Cartagena | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020–2021 | clubs9 = Gerena | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2021–2022 | clubs10 = Olímpic Xàtiva | caps10 = 52 | goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2022–2023 | clubs11 = Lorca Deportiva | caps11 = 28 | goals11 = 6

| years12 = 2023– | clubs12 = Villarrobledo | caps12 = 38 | goals12 = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Venezuela U17 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 13 October 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Leomar José Pinto Blanco (born 17 March 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarrobledo as a winger.

Club career

Born in Caracas, Pinto was a Caracas FC youth graduate. After making his senior debut with the reserves, he made his first team debut on 10 November 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo Petare. In March 2014, after impressing in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he had an 11-day trial at Arsenal.{{cite web|url=http://talksport.com/football/arsenal-transfer-news-venezuelan-wonderkid-trial-gunners-14022681337|title=Arsenal transfer news: The Venezuelan wonderkid on trial with the Gunners|publisher=Talksport|date=26 February 2014|accessdate=7 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://gradadigital.com/home/fotos-la-experiencia-de-leomar-pinto-en-el-arsenal/|title=La experiencia de Leomar Pinto en el Arsenal|trans-title=The experience of Leomar Pinto at Arsenal|publisher=Grada Digital|language=es|date=20 March 2014|accessdate=7 September 2016}}

Pinto scored his first professional goal on 19 November 2014, netting his team's only in a 1–2 away loss against Zamora FC. He was given his first start late in the month, in a 0–0 draw at Llaneros de Guanare.

In January 2016 Pinto moved abroad, signing for Elche CF.{{cite web|url=http://www.liderendeportes.com/noticias/futbol/leomar-pinto-espera-su-momento-con-el-elche.aspx|title=Leomar Pinto espera su momento con el Elche|trans-title=Leomar Pinto waits for his moment with Elche|publisher=Líder en Deportes|language=es|date=22 March 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016}} However, due to bureaucratic problems, he was only registered in August, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.{{cite web|url=http://www.diarioinformacion.com/elche-cf/2016/08/27/leomar-pinto-soluciona-problema-transfer/1799484.html|title=Leomar Pinto soluciona su problema con el "transfer" y jugará mañana con el filial|trans-title=Leomar Pinto solves his problem with the "transfer" and will play tomorrow with the reserves|publisher=Diario Información|language=es|date=27 August 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016}}

Pinto made his first team debut on 7 September 2016, replacing Liberto Beltrán in a 2–2 Copa del Rey away draw against CD Mirandés, as his side went through on penalties.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/2016/09/06/57cf264ce2704e4d5a8b46a2.html|title=El Elche se mete en la tercera ronda de la Copa en la tanda de penaltis|trans-title=Elche go through the third round of the Cup in the penalty shoot-out|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=7 September 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016}} The following 14 August, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Ontinyent CF.{{cite web|url=http://www.diarioinformacion.com/elche-cf/2017/08/13/leomar-marcha-ontinyent-parras-javi/1926263.html|title=Leomar se marcha al Ontinyent de Parras y Javi Llor al Levante B|trans-title=Leomar goes out to Parras' Ontinyent and Javi Llor to Levante B|publisher=Diario Información|language=es|date=14 August 2017|access-date=21 November 2017}}

On 29 August 2018, Pinto moved to another reserve team, Cádiz CF B in the fourth tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.cadizcf.com/noticia/leomar-pinto-refuerza-al-filial|title=Leomar Pinto refuerza al filial|trans-title=Leomar Pinto bolsters the reserves|publisher=Cádiz CF|language=es|date=29 August 2018|access-date=6 September 2018}}