Brianna Pinto, #8
Pronunciation: “BREE-ah-nah PIN-toe”
Position: MID
Height: 5-5
Birthday: 5/24/00
Hometown (Affiliation): Durham, NC (USA)
College: North Carolina
NWSL Experience: 5th Year
Acquired: via trade with NJ/NY Gotham FC prior to the 2022 season (Allocation Money)
2024: Played 764 minutes across 20 games, scoring three goals and adding two assists with seven chances created… scored the game-winning goal in a crucial win over Kansas City in September. Summer Cup: Appearaed in all four games, starting one… created two chances.
2023: Appeared in 10 games, including three starts, logging 370 minutes and one goal… created seven chances… completed 79% of passes… won 50% of duels and 71.4% of tackles. Challenge Cup: Appeared in seven games, including five starts, logging 397 minutes and two goals… created three chances… won 38.2% of duels and 81.8% of tackles… completed 83.6% of passes.
2022: Traded to Courage in offseason… appeared in 22 games, including 17 starts, logging 1,453 minutes, one goal and two assists… created seven chances… won 46.1% of duels and 54.1% of tackles… made 11 interceptions… complete 82.6% of passes. Challenge Cup: Appeared in seven games, including four starts, logging 347 minutes and one goal… created two chances… won 51.1% of duels and 38.5% of tackles… made three interceptions… completed 75.4% of passes.
Prior to Courage: Three-year starter at UNC-Chapel Hill… appeared in 73 games, logging 5,026 minutes, 31 goals and 19 assists… named All-ACC First Team in all three seasons… MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2019… drafted by then-Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY Gotham FC) in 2021 NWSL College Draft… made 10 substitute appearances as a rookie, logging 195 minutes.
International: Called to USWNT U-23 January Camp in January 2022… played up a year during the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan and was two years younger than the age cut-off during the 2018 U-20 WWC in France… started every game in both tournaments.
Media: North Carolina Courage’s Brianna Pinto embracing new role in 2024 (Equalizer), Alex Morgan and Brianna Pinto talk historic new contract (Good Morning America), Family fun: Deep-rooted soccer family looks to grow Durham sports community (Spectrum), Courage duo train in Monterrey as tangible aspect of partnership between clubs (Courage), Brianna Pinto: A drive to improve the game (Courage), Brianna Pinto: Full circle from NCFC Youth to WakeMed Soccer Park’s main stage (Courage).
