| Valentín Pimentel | |
| Fullname: | Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Ana, Panama City, Panama |
| Height: | 1.89 m |
| Position: | Midfielder / Forward |
| Currentclub: | Sporting San Miguelito |
| Clubnumber: | 91 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chepo |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | SUNTRACS |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Plaza Amador (loan) |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | La Equidad |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Plaza Amador |
| Caps4: | 48 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Costa del Este |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Deportivo Lara |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020-2021 |
| Clubs7: | Costa del Este |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2021– |
| Clubs8: | Sporting San Miguelito |
| Caps8: | 56 |
| Goals8: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Panama |
| Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:26, 19 November 2019 (UTC) |
Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles (born 30 May 1991) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Sporting San Miguelito and the Panama national football team.
Born in Santa Ana, Pimentel played for the Chepo youth team[2] and for second division teams Vista Alegre and SUNTRACS[3] before joining Plaza Amador.[4]
He made his debut for Panama in a June 2015 friendly match against Ecuador and he was called up to the Panama team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup; he played in Panama's opening game.[5]
In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
| Panama | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[7]
Pimentel studies at Panama University to earn a degree in shipping company management. He has a son with his wife Maria Fernanda Carrillo.