Name Ivo Pinto Career start 2009 1998–2000 Lourosa Weight 73 kg | Number 6 Height 1.84 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonca Pinto Date of birth (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 25) Profiles | ||
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Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto (born 7 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Norwich City as a right back.
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- Portugal
- Cluj
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Norwich City
- International career
- Style of play
- Club statistics
- References
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Portugal
Born in Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Pinto played youth football for three clubs, including six years with Boavista FC. In 2008, he joined neighbouring FC Porto, where he turned professional.
Pinto did not actually appear for the Dragons in the Primeira Liga, featuring as an unused substitute in two games. His only competitive appearance for the first team took place on 4 February 2009, as he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Andrés Madrid in a 1–4 away loss against Sporting Clube de Portugal for the season's Taça da Liga.
Pinto was consecutively loaned for the duration of his contract, to Gil Vicente FC, Vitória F.C. and S.C. Covilhã. He made his first top division appearance with the second club, playing five minutes in a 2–0 defeat at precisely Porto on 13 December 2009.
In the summer of 2011, Pinto was bought by Rio Ave F.C. but never represented the team, being immediately loaned to U.D. Leiria also in the top level. He started regularly for the side, as the campaign ended in relegation.
Cluj
Pinto spent the next few years in eastern Europe, first with CFR Cluj in Romania. His first competitive match took place on 14 July 2012, as he featured the full 120 minutes in a penalty shootout loss to FC Dinamo București for the Supercupa României (2–2 in regulation time); his debut in Liga I occurred seven days later, and he again started in a 1–1 home draw against CS Gaz Metan Mediaș.
Pinto made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 1 August 2012, playing the entirety of the 1–0 group stage win over FC Slovan Liberec. He played in all group stage games, with the team finishing third and moving to the UEFA Europa League.
Dinamo Zagreb
On 30 June 2013, Pinto signed a four-year deal with Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb, for a reported fee of €3 million. Upon his arrival, he stated he was aware of all the goals and ready to accept the challenge.
Pinto's maiden appearance in the Prva HNL occurred on 12 July 2013, in a 3–1 victory over NK Osijek where he replaced Jerko Leko at half-time. During his two-and-a-half-year tenure, he played 112 games across all competitions and won the national championship twice.
Norwich City
Pinto joined English club Norwich City on 8 January 2016, for a reported fee of £2.2 million. He made his Premier League debut 15 days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–4 home loss to Liverpool.
Pinto scored his first goal for the Canaries on 24 September 2016, in a 3–1 win over Burton Albion also at Carrow Road.
International career
Pinto earned 34 caps for Portugal at youth level, including six for the under-21s. He was named in Fernando Santos' first squad as full side manager in October 2014, ahead of a friendly with France and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Denmark.
Style of play
Upon his arrival at Norwich City, manager Alex Neil described Pinto as a "good and athletic" defender. The player viewed himself as an intense and fast full back, whilst his boss at Dinamo Zagreb Krunoslav Jurčić stated that he liked to attack in addition to being "solid defensively".