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Orbelín Pineda
Mexico#13Midfielder

ORBELÍN PINEDA

Midfielder · AEK Athens FC · Super League 1

Busy, direct midfielder who keeps Mexico’s engine ticking.

30Age
169cm
63kg
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GoalPost verdict

The read
73
Strong

↑ model form signal

GoalPost read

Busy, direct midfielder who keeps Mexico’s engine ticking.

Current-season outputRole reliabilityAvailability signal
Output15Influence66System69Trajectory73Resil.55Workrate40

6 GPS components

GoalPost value

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What GoalPost values him at

range pending · wider band

Peak proximity Output Trajectory
€68.6MLowHigh€218M

What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. Busy, direct midfielder who keeps Mexico’s engine ticking.

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Logged snapshots

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Value trajectory

High confidence
GoalPost value by season · model-estimated

Value trajectory appears once GoalPost has a current FMV and dated season ratings.

20232026

Dashed line is reconstructed from season ratings, age, role, and today's GoalPost value. Logged-live value points will appear here once history accrues.

Scouting report

MidfielderRole Fit: 77%Data Coverage: 52 matches

GoalPost confidence

80%

Last Updated

Model updated

After latest GoalPost refresh

GP

GoalPost verdict

Busy, direct midfielder who keeps Mexico’s engine ticking.

Impact

Strong

Form Trend

Tracked

Peak Age

26-28

Potential

Role fit

Overall profile

Shooting71Finishing57Passing43Dribbling43Duels57Defense57
Percentile vs. Midfielders

Attacking DNA

Direct threat24Combination84Wide play51Movement24Creation31Counter attacks24
Percentile vs. Midfielders

Elite strengths

Current-season output

19

Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers

Role reliability

51

Reliable plus trait in current sample

Availability signal

31

Repeatable action profile in this role

Tournament context

83

Positive contributor in team context

Watch-outs

Direct threat

Movement

Counter attacks

Per-90 breakdown

Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers

Goals

0.14

Shots

0.72

per 90

Shots on Target

0.32

Conversion

19%

Dribbles

51%

Key Passes

0.92

Pressures

3.3

Key metrics

Current-season rates

Goals / 90

0.14

season rate

Shots / 90

0.72

shot volume

Shot accuracy

45%

14/31 on target

Conversion

19%

goals per shot

Dribbles / 90

0.51

success rate proxy

Key passes / 90

0.92

chance creation

Player intelligence

Our scouted analysis

Workrate

40/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

43/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting impact sample

Playing style

Pineda plays as a true box-to-box midfielder, shuttling between the lines and offering himself constantly for the next pass. He looks happiest when the game is moving at pace: pressing, recycling possession, and arriving late to connect play rather than sitting and dictating from deep.

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World Cup 2026 outlook

For Mexico at World Cup 2026, he matters as a reliable connector who can help the team stay compact and competitive through the middle. In a squad setting, his value is in balancing the midfield and keeping the structure intact when the match gets stretched.

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Analysis overview

GoalPost Intelligence Report

Pineda plays as a true box-to-box midfielder, shuttling between the lines and offering himself constantly for the next pass. He looks happiest when the game is moving at pace: pressing, recycling possession, and arriving late to connect play rather than sitting and dictating from deep.

Primary roleTransition valueHigh impact

Player impact

Pending

awaiting on-pitch impact sample

Style profile

How he plays

Direct threat24Combination84Wide play51Movement24Creation31Counter attacks24

Shot profile

shooting rates

Shots / 90

0.72

SoT / 90

0.32

Accuracy

45%

Conversion

19%

Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.

Source context

What is actually powering this tab

Role read

Midfielder

Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.

Availability

Managed

Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.

Coverage

2 recent matches

Recent match-form rows are loaded for performance and trend surfaces.

Player intelligence

GoalPost proprietary evaluation

Workrate

40/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

43/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample

Ball carrying impact

51Strong

Drives progress through pace and close control.

Finishing impact

19Elite

Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.

Creative impact

32Strong

Creates chances through runs and combinations.

Defensive impact

33Above avg.

Presses and recovers possession effectively.

Clutch factor

72Elite

Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.

Scouting summary

Busy, direct midfielder who keeps Mexico’s engine ticking.

Report generated from current-season profileGoalPost Intelligence Model v4.2

Performance overview

Current season
52
Apps
6
Goals
6
Assists
3,892
Mins

2024/25 season by competition

CompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsMinsRating
CONCACAF Gold Cup crestCONCACAF Gold Cup301456.90
Friendlies crestFriendlies6103337
Super League 1 crestSuper League 130522,4877.33
UEFA Europa Conference League crestUEFA Europa Conference League13031,0277.21
Total52663,8927.11

Form (last 2 matches)

7.27 average rating
6.35.8
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Each dot is one match rating.

Advanced performance

per 90

Goals

0.14

Shots

0.72

per 90

Shots on target

0.27

Conversion %

19%

Dribbles

51%

Key passes

0.92

Pass accuracy

84%

Fouls won

2.47

per 90

Def actions

3.33

pressure work

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Match-by-match breakdown

DateOpponentCompetitionResultMinsGoalsAssistsRating
Jul 1Ecuador crestEcuadorWorld CupW2-010005.8
Jun 19South Korea crestSouth KoreaWorld CupW1-023006.3

Minutes played

3,892

Total minutes

Super League 1 crestSuper League 12,487 (64%)
UEFA Europa Conference League crestUEFA Europa Conference League1,027 (26%)
Friendlies crestFriendlies333 (9%)
CONCACAF Gold Cup crestCONCACAF Gold Cup45 (1%)

Career timeline

Career stats by season

SeasonClubCompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsG/A per 90Avg rating
2026/27Club crestMexicoFriendlies3000.006.80
2025/26Club crestAEK Athens FCSuper League 152660.237.27
2024/25Club crestAEK Athens FCSuper League 149220.087.11
2023/24Club crestAEK Athens FCSuper League 156640.187.16
2022/23Club crestAEK Athens FCSuper League 1581230.266.99

Career highlights

🏅
3

Concacaf Gold Cup

2025, 2023, 2019

🏅
3

Copa MX

2018/2019, 2016/2017, 2015/2016

🥇
2

Liga MX

2020/2021, 2016/2017

🏅
2

Supercopa MX

2019, 2016

🏆
1

Concacaf Champions Cup

2018

Career timeline detail

AEK Athens FC

20222023

Apps

215

Goals

26

Assists

15

Minutes

13,723

Competition breakdown

Super League 152 app6 g7.27
Super League 149 app2 g7.11
Super League 156 app6 g7.16
Super League 158 app12 g6.99

Goal timeline

26 goals in selected spell

Career milestones

2023 Signed permanently for AEK Athens FC
2022 Joined Celta Vigo
2022 Joined AEK Athens FC on loan
2019 Joined Cruz Azul
2015 Joined Guadalajara Chivas

International career

🇲🇽

Mexico

WC trophies

0

Avg rating

7.27

Major tournaments

World CupTracked
Nations League2
Continental Cups13
🏆

World Cup 2026

United States · Canada · Mexico

Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026

0

days to go

🇲🇽

Mexico

Group context

Tournament overview

For Mexico at World Cup 2026, he matters as a reliable connector who can help the team stay compact and competitive through the middle. In a squad setting, his value is in balancing the midfield and keeping the structure intact when the match gets stretched.

Appearances

18

Best finish

Quarter-finals

FIFA rank

15

Titles

0

Mexico · group

South AfricaJun 11
South KoreaJun 19
CzechiaJun 25

Current GoalPost form

GPS

73

Avg rating

7.27

Minutes

3,892

G/A 90

0.28

Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.

Tournament role

MidfielderMexicoAEK Athens FCWC 2026

Current GoalPost signals

Goals / 900.14
Shots / 900.72
Key passes / 900.92
Def actions / 903.33

Tournament history coverage

Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.

Mexico · fixtures

DateOpponentVenueTime
Jun 11South AfricaEstadio Azteca7:00 PM
Jun 19South KoreaEstadio Akron1:00 AM
Jun 25CzechiaEstadio Azteca1:00 AM

O. Pineda · projection status

Awaiting forecast/awards feed

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