César Pinares

César Pinares
Pinares with Colo-Colo in 2018
Personal information
Full name César Ignacio Pinares Tamayo
Date of birth (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Audax Italiano
Number 19
Youth career
Colo-Colo
2010–2011 ChievoVerona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Colo-Colo 0 (0)
2010–2012 ChievoVerona 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Triestina (loan) 19 (0)
2012 San Luis 15 (1)
2013 Santiago Morning 12 (1)
2013–2015 Deportes Iquique 61 (8)
2014 → Olympiacos Volos (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Unión Española 45 (10)
2017 Al-Sharjah 6 (0)
2018 Colo-Colo 18 (0)
2019–2020 Universidad Católica 33 (9)
2020–2021 Grêmio 14 (2)
2021–2022 Altay 27 (3)
2022–2024 Universidad Católica 56 (5)
2025–2026 Deportes Limache 32 (2)
2026– Audax Italiano 0 (0)
International career
2011 Chile U20 7 (0)
2017–2021 Chile 18 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026

César Ignacio Pinares Tamayo (Latin American Spanish: [ˈsesaɾ piˈnaɾes]; born 23 May 1991) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Audax Italiano.

Club career

Born in Santiago de Chile, Pinares started his career at Colo-Colo. In January 2010, he was signed by Serie A club ChievoVerona. He spent 1+1⁄2 season in Chievo's Primavera under-20 team. On 31 August 2011, he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Triestina.[1] Pinares also wore no. 40 shirt of the first team of Chievo in 2010–11 Serie A.[2]

In March 2025, Pinares signed with Deportes Limache.[3] He ended his contract on 23 April 2026.[4]

On 7 July 2026, Pinares joined Audax Italiano.[5]

International career

Pinares had played in 2011 South American Youth Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 May 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colo-Colo 2009 Primera División ——20——20
ChievoVerona 2009-10 U19 131————131
2010-11 U19 195————195
Total 32600000000326
Triestina (loan) 2011-12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 190————190
San Luis 2012 Primera B de Chile 151————151
Santiago Morning 2013 Primera B de Chile 121————121
Deportes Iquique 2013-14 Primera División 273—103——376
2014-15 Primera División 295—40—1[a]0345
Total 6180014300107511
Olympiacos Volos (loan) 2014 Beta Ethniki 50—40——90
Unión Española 2015-16 Primera División 142————142
2016-17 Primera División 267—514[b]0—358
2017 Primera División 51—21——72
Total 4510707240005612
Al-Sharjah 2017 UAE Pro League 60—10——70
Colo-Colo 2018 Primera División 180—104[b]0—230
Universidad Católica 2019 Primera División 205—408[c]01[a]1336
2020 Primera División 124—108[d]1—215
Total 3297050161115411
Grêmio 2020 Série A 121——4[b]0—161
2021 Série A 2130104[e]0—101
Total 14230108000262
Altay 2021-22 TFF First League 273—20——293
Career total 28640303653212135947
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ 6 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ 6 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
  5. ↑ 2 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana

International goals

As of match played on 24 June 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 January 2017Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China Croatia1–01–1 (4–1 p)2017 China Cup

Honours

Colo-Colo
Deportes Iquique
Universidad Católica
Grêmio

References

  1. ↑ "Ultimo giorno di calcio mercato: le ultime operazioni dell'U.S. Triestina Calcio" (in Italian). US Triestina Calcio. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "News | Lega Serie A".
  3. ↑ "César Pinares y su llegada a Limache: "Es una linda oportunidad y un desafío personal también para mí"". SoyChile (in Spanish). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Reyes, Luis (23 April 2026). "Terremoto en el líder del fútbol chileno: una de sus figuras deja el club y ya es oficial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "César Pinares se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de Audax Italiano". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 7 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "César Pinares". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pinares, César". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2017.