Sergio Quintero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Saúl Quintero Chavez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Cumbayá FC | ||
| 2017–2019 | Imbabura | ||
| 2020–2022 | Barcelona SC | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Olmedo (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2022 | Sporting Covilhã | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Aucas | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Mushuc Runa (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Ecuador U-20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Ecuador U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 28 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Sergio Saúl Quintero Chavez (born 9 May 1999) is an Ecuadorian
Quintero goes by the nickname La Máquina which means The Machine.
Club career
Early years
Born and raised in
When Quintero was 16 years old, the national team went to do some tests in San Lorenzo, where Quintero later became one out of six selected players. The six players, including Quintero, went on trials at several clubs, however, they were rejected by them all. Quintero then ended up joining Cumbayá FC.[3] He got his debut for the club and played there for one year.
Later years and international career
After leaving Cumbayá, Quintero moved to Ibarra and later went on a trial at Mushuc Runa, who wanted to sign him, but couldn't register him.
Quintero continued to study in Ibarra and ended up joining Imbabura SC, also in Ibarra, at the age of 17 in 2017.[3] Quintero suddenly got the opportunity to show himself of to the U-20 national team. After getting his debut for the U-20 national team in November 2018, he was also summoned to the 2019 South American U-20 Championship-playing squad, who ended up winning the tournament. In May–June 2019, he was also a part of the bronze-winning U-20 national team in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]
He ended up staying at Imbabura until the end of 2019.
Barcelona SC
After the failed negotiations with Celtic and failed move to Emelec, Quintero signed a five-year contract with Barcelona SC on 27 December 2020.[4] He got his official debut for Barcelona on 22 February 2020 against Delfín S.C. in the Ecuadorian Serie A.[5]
Loan to Olmedo
To gain some more minutes, after playing only 273 minutes in the 2020 season and sitting on the bench without coming on in the first four out of five games of the 2021 season, Quintero was loaned out to fellow league club C.D. Olmedo on 25 March 2021 for the rest of the year.[6]
On 1 November 2021 Olmedo confirmed, that Quintero had been fired by the club and sent back to Barcelona.
Return to Barcelona
After the controversial departure from Olmedo, Quintero returned to Barcelona SC. However, in February 2022, it was reported, that he wasn't a part of the squad, even though he was still under contract.[8]
Sporting Covilhã
On 22 July 2022, Quintero joined Liga Portugal 2 side Sporting Covilhã, signing a deal until June 2024.[9] However, on 3 November 2022, the club announced that Quintero's contract had been terminated. The reason was however unknown.[10]
Aucas
In December 2022, ahead of the 2023 season, Quintero signed with Aucas.[11]
Due to lack of playing time, Quintero joined Mushuc Runa in August 2023 on loan.[12] Independence of Khuzestan
Esteghlal Khozestan
Sergio Quintero, who had joined the independence of Khuzestan in the middle of March 2024, after conducting medical tests and examinations, it was found that he was suffering from a disease. This caused the separation of this player from Ahvaz Blues and Mohammad Abshek was added to this team as a replacement.[13]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ Sergio Quintero at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d Sergio Quintero, ‘la Máquina’ que Escocia trata de importar a su fútbol, eluniverso.com, 9 July 2019
- ^ Barcelona aseguró a Sergio Quintero con un contrato por cinco años, mifutbolecuador.futbol, 27 December 2020
- ^ DELFIN VS. BARCELONA 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 22 February 2020
- ^ Sergio Quintero reforzaría al Olmedo ante la falta de minutos en Barcelona, mifutbolecuador.futbol, 24 March 2021
- ^ a b Sergio Quintero fue separado de Olmedo, elcomercio.com, 1 November 2021
- ^ En Barcelona aclaran que Sergio ‘Maquina’ Quintero no está en el plantel, onefootball.com, 15 February 2022
- ^ Covilhã apresenta mais um reforço: Sergio Quintero, médio equatoriano, ojogo.pt, 22 July 2022
- ^ Sergio Quintero deja el Sporting da Covilha en Portugal, peloteros.com.ec, 3 November 2023
- ^ Aucas hace oficial el fichaje de Sergio 'La Máquina' Quintero para el 2023, ecuavisa.com, 3 December 2022
- ^ Bienvenido @sergiolamaquina16 al..., instagram.com, 2 August 2023
- ^ "عنوان=جزئیات بیماری هپاتیت بازیکن اکوادوری استقلال خوزستان" [Details of the illness of the Ecuadorian player Esteghlal Khuzestan]. Tarafdari (in Persian).
External links
- Sergio Quintero at Soccerway