Jesse Pinto


Jesse Pinto is an Australian-born East Timorese footballer who last played for Australian club Hellenic Athletic.

Biography

Jesse grew up in Western Sydney attending Hebersham Primary School and Hills Sports High School. On 9 January 2009 he made his senior debut for the Jets against Adelaide United. He was used as a substitute in the 66th minute but was controversially taken off in the 82nd minute.

International career

In 2008 Pinto represented Australia at U-19 Schoolboy level where he participated in international friendlies in the United Kingdom.
Pinto began his international career as a Timor-Leste U-23 that in preparing for the Southeast Asian Games in November 2011. Pinto made his debut as a national team U-23 match against Indonesia U-23 on 25 October 2011, which ended in defeat 0–5.
He made his debut for the Timor-Leste on 7 October 2012 in a match against Myanmar.