He is 19 years old, has three nationalities and a promising future in football, according to those who have seen him play in the Reserve of Lima Alliance. And an Instagram account increasingly visited by journalists, scouts and coaches of national teams. Peru Y Chile. Sebastien Pineau Flores He was born in Santiago, his mother is Peruvian and his father is French. Today, the Alianza Lima striker excites two teams that are fighting to win his heart and his definitive choice. In fact, a photo of the GBG Football account, the agency that represents him, fueled the controversy a few days ago: the second of the unemployed in the starting eleven of the Chilean Sub 20, tall as the Mapochi goalkeeper, is Pineau.
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Trained in the minor divisions of Alianza Lima, Pineau stands out for his great height of 1.88 meters and a great physical similarity to the Uruguayan Edison Cavani, for which he is nicknamed the “Peruvian Cavani”. He came to soccer thanks to his mother, who encouraged him to try this sport in Trujillo. At the age of 12, he arrived at Matute, the Peruvian factory that trained the best national soccer players in recent years (Paolo and Jefferson are the example), and quickly showed an innate ability for the position of 9. He has defined himself as follows: “I like to play high up and have a good aerial game, and also lean on my teammates when it comes to playing”.
For the 20/21 season, he went on loan to the César Vallejo University and under the orders of Chemo del Solar he made his official debut in League 1 where he played a total of 138 minutes, marking the beginning of his professional career. In fact, at the end of the year, Pineau wrote this on his Instagram: “Thank you very much my God for this season. A season full of learning that allowed me to debut and start my career in professional football. It was hard and cute at the same time (…). I was privileged to be with great professionals on and off the pitch. Thank you very much UCV!
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THE SUB 20 TO FOLLOW
Write down these surnames: they are the future of the Blanquirroja.
In addition to looking for new values that can nurture the senior team in the future, Gustavo Roverano has a very important challenge. One that no other coach who went through the U-20 managed to achieve: qualify for the World Cup in the category. There is a great debt regarding results in the Peruvian Under-20 team. Of the 23 World Cups played in the category, Peru might not qualify for any. Moreover, in the last two editions of the South American they were eliminated in the first phase. These four names will be key to trying to break the spell: Arón Sánchez (head central defender in Cantolao), Quembol Guadalupe (Orlando Academy back), David Mejía (Atalanta II midfielder) and Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal winger).
That same December he was summoned to play the Raúl Coloma Silva tournament in La Calera with the Chilean U20 team directed by Patricio Ormazabal. In this way the youth Red faced Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay. Pineau entered the Paraguayan side’s 1-0 victory in the 75th minute and replaced Vicente Conelli, where he made a very good impression in the Chilean media. The Fourth of that country baptized it as “the Chilean-Peruvian jewel”. Two months later, surprise would come and Pineau would appear on the list of the new microcycle of the Peruvian U20 National Team with Gustavo Roverano as his coach. There he shares, for example, a call with Axel Moyano from Alianza, or Mathias Llontop, a former University student, or Adrián Ascues today at the Deportivo Municipal leader. Prior to the decisive Blanquirroja match once morest Paraguay, for the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers, Pineau was a sparring partner for the Gareca team, and fulfilled the dream of millions of teenagers who dream of being 9: a photo with Gianluca Lapadula.
But the citations are not exclusively for Peru.
A new call from La Roja arrived for Pineau to play two friendly matches this week once morest Paraguay as part of his preparation for the next South American. In both matches, those led by Ormazabal fell 2-0 and 1-0 respectively, being the starter in the latter, raising criticism and concern in the Chilean media. “Chile is looking for a ‘9’ with his characteristics and he has them. He has size and knows how to unload very well, he just needs to score goals ”comments Víctor Zaferson, journalist and sports scout, who mentions that for Pineau his priority is Peru.
Today, Sebastián Pineau is once more in the ranks of Alianza Lima under the command of Carlos Bustos waiting for his debut this season. Sources consulted by DT confirm that he has a professional contract for the whole of 2022. The young striker is waiting for an opportunity to continue showing his high level of play and win over the Blue and White fans. And maybe it’s the photo that went up on social media of him – with two friends and in the stands, cheering on the national team the night they qualified for the June playoffs – a sign of where his affections are headed.