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Mario Pineda, 33 years old, Barcelona Guayaquil Protester shot dead in apparent attack, Ecuadorian Police said Wednesday, as violence continues to rise in the Andean nation.
Another person, who has not been identified by the police, also died in the incident, while a third person was injured.
ecuadorian interior Ministry Confirmed Pineda’s death, but did not provide further details. Barcelona D Guayaquil A statement said his fans were saddened by Pineda’s death.
Pineda began his professional career at Independiente del Valle, where he played for five years, from 2010 to 2015. He then moved to the club from the coastal city of Guayaquil in 2016 and won two league titles there. The defender also had a brief spell at Brazil’s Fluminense in 2022.
Pineda also earned nine international caps for Ecuador. He made his debut in a friendly against the USA in 2014, while his last international appearance came against Brazil at the 2021 Copa América. Pineda was an unused substitute when Ecuador lost to eventual champions Argentina in the quarter-finals.
Ecuadorian media reported that the incident occurred in the Samanes region on the northern tip of Guayaquil, located 265 kilometers (165 miles) southwest of the capital. Quito,
Ecuador is expected to have its most violent year on record, with more than 9,000 murders, according to the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime. Last year the figure was 7,063 violent deaths and in 2023 the figure will be a record 8,248.
President Daniel Noboa has pledged to fight criminal organizations that have expanded their operations into Ecuadorian territory in connection with international drug cartels.
In November, a 16-year-old footballer from Independiente del Valle was killed by a stray bullet, also in Guayaquil. two months ago, macol Valencia And Leandro Yepez, both of Exemparo Costa, and Jonathan Gonzalez of 22 de Junio died after being shot.