Anthony Pinto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Francis Pinto | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back, right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2018 | Happy Valley | ||
2019–2024 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Loughborough Students | ||
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Hong Kong | 1 | (1) |
2024– | Hong Kong U-19 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024 |
Anthony Francis Pinto (Chinese: 杜俊暉; born 23 February 2006) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a right back or a right winger for Loughborough Students and the Hong Kong national team.
Club career
[edit]Happy Valley
[edit]Born in Hong Kong[1] to a Portuguese father and a Hong Kong mother, Pinto came from the youth system of Hong Kong club Happy Valley.[2]
Bolton Wanderers U18
[edit]Pinto joined English club Bolton Wanderers U18 in 2021. He has played in the FA Youth Cup.
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]In December 2023, Pinto was selected into the 29-man training squad of Hong Kong U18.[3]
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.[4]
Senior
[edit]On 1 June 2024, Pinto was selected into the 23-man final squad of Hong Kong for the first time.[5] 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 to make the score 2–3. However, the game ended with Iran's 4–2 victory.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of matches last played 6 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hong Kong | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 June 2024 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Iran | 2–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 June 2024 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Iran | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "U20亞盃外 成功開齋!港隊兩球挫新加坡". 30 September 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hong Kong v Iran game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- English men's footballers
- Hong Kong men's international footballers
- Hong Kong people of English descent
- Hong Kong people of Portuguese descent
- English people of Hong Kong descent
- English people of Portuguese descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football forwards
- Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers
- 21st-century English sportsmen