Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Donovan Pines was born March 7, 1998, in Clarksville, Maryland. He is a defender in Major League Soccer. 

Concluding the 2018 NCAA soccer season, Pines was linked to several European clubs, but ultimately signed a homegrown contract with D.C. United on January 18, 2019. Ahead of the 2019 USL Championship season, Pines went on a season-long loan to D.C. United's reserve side, Loudoun United FC. Pines made his professional soccer debut on March 9, 2019 for Loudoun United in a 0–2 loss to Nashville SC. Pines played the entire match. Pines made his Major League Soccer debut with D.C. United on April 13, 2019 against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. He played the full 90 minutes and recorded an assist to Luciano Acosta in a 3–2 win over the Rapids. On April 28, 2019, in a game against Minnesota United, Pines scored what would've been his first goal for D.C. United but it was disallowed by VAR due to a foul during the play. In early May, Pines sprained a ligament in his knee after a 3–1 win against the Columbus Crew. He returned from his injury on June 26, 2019. Pines scored his first MLS goal in a 2–2 draw against the Philadelphia Union on October 14, 2020. He scored his second goal for United just four days later in a 2–1 win over FC Cincinnati.