2022 Men's Soccer Roster
Pinto, Malik

Jersey Number 5
Malik Pinto
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Durham, N.C.
- High School:
- C.E. Jordan
Bio
Professional Career: Signed free agent contract with FC Cincinnati in the MLS at the conclusion of the 2022 season.
Awards
Honorable Mention All-Ivy (2022)
Second-Team All-Ivy (2021)
Ivy League Player of the Week (10/4/21)
ivy League Rookie of the Week (10/4/21)
2022: Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... Started all 16 matches ... Played 1,232 minutes ... Logged the full 90' five times ... Tallied four assists ... Had an assist against Loyola (9/20) ... Notched an assist at St. John's (9/27) ... Had two assists at Virginia Tech (10/18).
2021: Played in all 18 matches with 14 starts ... Tallied six points (2G, 2A) ... Scored twice at Dartmouth (10/2), including OT game-winner in the 102nd minute ... Had assists at Lehigh (10/19) and Harvard (10/23).
2020: Season cancelled due to COViD-19 ... Spent spring semester training with FC Cincinnati.
Before Princeton: Ranked No. 199 overall in TopDrawerSoccer's IMG Academy rankings ... Played with N.C. Fusion Academy for five seasons … Twice led team in scoring … Finished in Top-10 in scoring in Eastern Conference in 2018-19 while playing midfield … Three-time TopDrawerSoccer Development Academy Standout selection.
Personal: Son of Meleata and Hassan Pinto ... Father, Hassan, played soccer at North Carolina … Mother, Meleata, played softball at North Carolina … Older sister, Brianna, currently with the NY/NJ Gotham in the NWSL, played soccer at North Carolina and has played on the U17, U19 and Senior National Teams … Older brother, Hassan, played soccer at Elon … Attended C.E. Jordan High School.
Awards
Honorable Mention All-Ivy (2022)
Second-Team All-Ivy (2021)
Ivy League Player of the Week (10/4/21)
ivy League Rookie of the Week (10/4/21)
2022: Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... Started all 16 matches ... Played 1,232 minutes ... Logged the full 90' five times ... Tallied four assists ... Had an assist against Loyola (9/20) ... Notched an assist at St. John's (9/27) ... Had two assists at Virginia Tech (10/18).
2021: Played in all 18 matches with 14 starts ... Tallied six points (2G, 2A) ... Scored twice at Dartmouth (10/2), including OT game-winner in the 102nd minute ... Had assists at Lehigh (10/19) and Harvard (10/23).
2020: Season cancelled due to COViD-19 ... Spent spring semester training with FC Cincinnati.
Before Princeton: Ranked No. 199 overall in TopDrawerSoccer's IMG Academy rankings ... Played with N.C. Fusion Academy for five seasons … Twice led team in scoring … Finished in Top-10 in scoring in Eastern Conference in 2018-19 while playing midfield … Three-time TopDrawerSoccer Development Academy Standout selection.
Personal: Son of Meleata and Hassan Pinto ... Father, Hassan, played soccer at North Carolina … Mother, Meleata, played softball at North Carolina … Older sister, Brianna, currently with the NY/NJ Gotham in the NWSL, played soccer at North Carolina and has played on the U17, U19 and Senior National Teams … Older brother, Hassan, played soccer at Elon … Attended C.E. Jordan High School.
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