Stéfano Souza Pinho (born 12 January 1991) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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in the

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Club career

Pinho was top scorer at the 2013 MLS Combine. He was drafted in round two of the

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but was not signed by the club. In 2014, Pinho joined MyPa of the Finnish top flight on loan from

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. On 17 March 2015,

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of the

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announced that Pinho had joined the club for the 2015 season on loan from

, along with teammate

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and

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defender PC. During the 2015 season, Pinho helped Fort Lauderdale reach the NASL Championship semi finals and won the NASL Golden Ball award for being the league MVP and Golden Boot as top scorer. On 3 December 2015, it was announced that Pinho signed with

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for the 2016 NASL season. In 2017 Pinho spent a third successive season in NASL, again with a different team. This time he guided

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to a Spring season and Fall season championship double and once again collected the NASL Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards. Pinho signed with

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of MLS on 18 December 2017. He made his debut as a substitute at home to D.C. United in the season opener on 3 March 2018 and scored a stoppage time equalizer. After one season with the club, Pinho was waived by Orlando on 16 January 2019. On 22 January 2019, he signed with

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side PT Prachuap. On 1 March 2019, Pinho transferred to the

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side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard. On 26 February 2021, Pinho joined

side Austin Bold FC. Pinho moved to USL Championship side

on 31 January 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Personal

Pinho holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Honours

Individual

* NASL MVP (2) : 2015, 2017 *NASL Golden Boot (2): 2015, 2017

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinho, Stefano 1991 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate soccer players in the United States Fluminense FC players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Indy Eleven players Madureira Esporte Clube players Myllykosken Pallo −47 players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Miami FC players Orlando City SC players Colorado Rapids draft picks Veikkausliiga players North American Soccer League players Major League Soccer players Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. players China League One players Al-Washm Club players Saudi Second Division players Austin Bold FC players Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia