Jean Paul Jesús Pineda Cortés (born 24 February 1989) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Real San Joaquín.
Born in Santiago, Pineda joined CD Palestino's youth setup at the age of 12. As a youth player of the club, in 2005 he took part of the reality TV show Adidas Selection Team from Fox Sports Chile, where a squad made up by youth players from professional teams faced players from schools, standing out future professional footballers such as Felipe Seymour, Nelson Saavedra, Eduardo Vargas, among others.[1] He made his senior debuts in 2006. In December 2009 he moved to Cobresal,[2] being the club's top goalscorer during with 11 goals.
On 22 December 2010 Pineda joined Cobreloa,[3] but signed for Unión Española on 16 July of the following year.[4] On 25 January 2013 he returned to Cobresal,[5] after having a short spell at Colo Colo.[6]
On 10 January 2014 Pineda signed for Rangers de Talca.[7] On 25 May, after appearing regularly, he moved to Unión La Calera,[8] scoring a career-best 17 goals for the latter during the 2014–15 campaign.
On 11 July 2015 Pineda moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Córdoba CF.[9] On 30 August of the following year, he rescinded his link.[10]
In January 2017, Pineda signed contract with Brazilian side EC Vitória.[11]
In July 2023, he joined Deportes Melipilla in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile from Deportes Recoleta.[12]
In March 2024, he joined Real San Joaquín.[13] In July of the same year, he announced his retirement from football.[14]
After a year in Spain, Pineda returned to Chile and rejoined Real San Joaquín in July 2025.[15]
After previously representing Chile in the under-20 level, Pineda made his debut with the main squad on 16 May 2007, starting in a 2–0 win against Cuba.[16]
Pineda married the Chilean model Faloon Larraguibel in 2019 and they have three children. On 8 March 2024, he was arrested by domestic violence against her, despite they had started the divorce process in 2023.[17]
After retiring in July 2024, Pineda moved to Spain, worked at a country estate and spent time as a bullfighter He returned to Chile a year later.[15]
