Ecuadoran footballer, Mario Pineida has been shot and k!lled
He was unalive in the port city of Guayaquil on Wednesday, his team said.
Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence linked to drvg trafficking and several football players in Ecuador have been targeted in recent months.
Pineida, 33, was part of Ecuador’s national team during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup games. He also played for Fluminense in 2022.
In a post on X, his club, Barcelona SC, said it “regrets to inform, with deep sorrow, that it has been officially notified of the de.ath of our player Mario Pineida, an event that occurred following an attack against him” in Guayaquil.
Pineida’s de.ath was also confirmed by the Interior Ministry, which said it has assigned a special police unit to the case.
According to reports, Pineida was attacked by two people riding motorcycles, who opened fire on him, his mother and another woman.
In September, three players from Ecuador’s second division were killed, with one of them allegedly being linked to sports betting. A month later, local footballer Bryan Angula was wounded in a shooting.
AFP
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