2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Mauricio Pineda
- Position:
- Midfield/Defend
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bolingbrook, Ill.
- High School:
- Plainfield East
2019 - Senior Season
First-Team All-ACC Selection • Started all 18 games of the season • Scored five goals for the Tar Heels, the second most on the team • Led the team in shots with 52 during the 2019 season • Recorded two assists on the seasonÂ
2018Â - Junior Season
Second Team United Soccer Coaches All-American • First-Team All-ACC Selection • First Team NSCAA All-South Region • Started all 19 games for the Tar Heels and finished fourth on the team with 14 points • Recorded a career high 5 goals and 4 assists • Finished 4th in goals scored and T-1st in assists • Scored a goal in three straight games from 8/31 against William & Mary to 9/8 against Pittsburgh • Scored the game-winning goal against Jacksonville on 9/3 • Finished T-3rd in minutes played with 1,744.
2017 - Sophomore Season
Third Team All-ACC selection • Started all 22 games for the Tar Heels in midfield • Recorded three goals and one assist • Scored the game-winning goal against UNCW with a shot from 25 yards out • Also scored against Duke on 9/16 and Virginia Tech on 10/22.
2016 - Freshman Season
TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI First Team • ACC All-Freshman Team • Selected for All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll • Tied for seventh on the team with nine points on four goals and one assist • Tied with Jeremy Kelly for most points among Carolina freshmen players • Scored three goals in the 7-0 win over UNC Asheville • Also had a goal in the 3-0 win over Saint Louis • Earned an assist on Drew Murphy’s game-winning overtime goal in the NCAA Quarterfinal victory over Providence • Competed in all 21 matches and made 16 starts between the back line and the midfield • Registered 31 shots.
Ranked the No. 5 player in the 2016 class by College Soccer News • 4-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer • 2014-15 NSCAA All-American • Won a national championship with the Chicago Fire’s U18 team in July 2015 • U.S. National Team member (U18 and U20) • Graduated high school in December, and went through preseason training with the Chicago Fire first team in both Chicago and Tampa.
Personal
Mauricio Pineda is the son of Victor and Gloria Pineda • Born in Chicago, Illinois • Brother, Victor, currently plays professionally for Orange County SC • Sister, Cynthia, played soccer at Notre Dame • Psychology major.
