Following his move to Deportes Limache, Pinares's current-season form is down 46% on last season (Season 26→14), while his Rating eased 27→8. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	A. Italiano	1	0	0	7.3	—	—
2026/27	Deportes Limache	8	1	0	6.84	—	—
2025/26	Deportes Limache · 11th	21	1	3	7.13	8	14
2024/25	U. Catolica	23	0	3	6.86	—	—
2023/24	U. Catolica	19	2	5	7.09	—	—
2022/23	U. Catolica	9	1	2	6.96	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Chile · international

Side	Apps	G
Chile	18	1
Chile U20	7	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

C. Pinares is a 35-year-old attacking midfielder at A. Italiano, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 63% of Primera División attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.8, ranking 212th of 242 in the Primera División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (64.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.21 goal contributions per 90 (0.05 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pinares.

Judged on this season alone, Pinares graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 24 of the 24 attacking midfielders in the Primera División, on 1 goal and 3 assists in 21 appearances (0.205 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 14). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 22nd of 24 of the 24 attacking midfielders in the Primera División. At 35 Pinares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22

Current potential22nd of 24 attacking midfielders · Primera División Current season15th of 24 attacking midfielders · Primera División 15th-best attacking midfielder in the Primera División 212th in the Primera División · potential 22nd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Primera División

7.8

Ratingi

22nd of 24 attacking midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

64.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.21

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · A. Italiano finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 21 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.19 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 64.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.21 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 7.8, Pinares carries the 22nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Primera División of 24. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.21 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %64.9%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.051

Assists / 900.154

Goal contribution / 900.205

Defensive actions / 902.31

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %11.1

Shot accuracy %40.9

Dribble success %55.3

Cards / 900.513

Foul involvement / 904.569

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 21–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 35, Pinares sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pinares's projected Rating — 7.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Primera División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target9

Shots22

Passing

Assists3

Possession

Successful dribbles21

Dribble success55.3%

Fouls won53

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions18

Blocks5

Fouls committed36

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards1

Transfer history

€3M total transfer fees · 12 moves

A. ItalianoJul 2026 – now-

Deportes Limacheuntil Jul 2026

A. ItalianoApr 2026 – Jul 2026Free

Deportes LimacheMar 2025 – Apr 2026Free Transfer

U. CatolicaJul 2022 – Mar 2025Free

AAltayAug 2021 – Jul 2022

GremioNov 2020 – Aug 2021

U. CatolicaJan 2019 – Nov 2020Free

Colo ColoJan 2018 – Jan 2019Free

SSharjah FCSept 2017 – Jan 2018€ 3M

Union EspanolaJan 2016 – Sept 2017Free

Deportes IquiqueJan 2015 – Jan 2016Free

OOlympiakos Volosuntil Jan 2015

Deportes Iquique(on loan)Jul 2013 – Jan 2015

CChievountil Jul 2013

About C. Pinares

César Ignacio Pinares Tamayo is a 35-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for A. Italiano, born on May 23, 1991 in Santiago de Chile, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Chile. A. Italiano currently sit 5th of 16 in the Primera División.

This season

In the current season, C. Pinares has made 21 appearances with 1 goal and 3 assists across 1,753 minutes, with 9 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Primera División and the Copa Chile.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Pinares at 7.8 with a Season form score of 14, ranking 212th of 242 attacking midfielders in the Primera División. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the Gaúcho 1 and the Primera División. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, C. Pinares has totalled 276 club appearances with 32 goals and 26 assists for 13 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 30 appearances for Deportes Iquique.

C. Pinares's career has also included time at Deportes Limache, U. Catolica, AAltay, Gremio, Colo Colo, SSharjah FC, Union Espanola, Deportes Iquique, OOlympiakos Volos and CChievo.

On the international stage, C. Pinares has represented Chile and Chile U20 — 25 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · A. Italiano finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points