Dwight Quintero
Personal information
Full name Dwight Quintero
Date of birth (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994
Place of birth Blanchisseuse, India, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Central FC
Number 99
Youth career
2006–2011 El Dorado East Secondary School
2009–2011 Joe Public
2012–2013 North East Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Central FC 16 (3)
International career‡
2010–2011 Trinidad and Tobago U17 6 (0)
2012 Trinidad and Tobago U20 4 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2012

Dwight Quintero (born 20 January 1994) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for TT Pro League club Central FC.

Quintero's professional career began with Central FC in his native Trinidad and Tobago, where he made his first-team debut in 2013, at the age of 19.

Early life

Quintero was born in Blanchisseuse, Trinidad and Tobago and attended El Dorado East Secondary School, where he repeated his final year to improve himself academically prior to pursuing a career in football. Dwight has stated that his aunt, Tamara, was a significant influence on his early football career as she encouraged and provided him with confidence to have higher aspirations.[1]

In March 2009, Quintero joined the youth program at local club Joe Public and represented the Eastern Lions for three seasons. In 2011, Quintero led El Dorado East's Blue Thunder in his final season with 12 goals,[2][3][4][5] which included two hat-tricks,[6][7] and the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) East Zone title. After Joe Public withdrew from the TT Pro League following the 2010–11 season, Dwight made a switch to fellow Pro League club North East Stars in 2012 and played in their reserve team for two years.[8]

Club career

Central FC

At the age of 19, Quintero signed a two-year contract with Central FC of the TT Pro League in July 2013.[1][8] Two months later, he scored a 67th-minute goal in his league debut to give the Sharks a win over defending champions Defence Force in the 2013–14 league opener.[9] In October 2013, Quintero scored in the final of the First Citizens Cup to give Central FC its first major trophy in a 2–1 win over Defence Force.[10] He scored two more goals in the next three league matches against Police on 25 October and a week later against North East Stars on 1 November.[11][12] Quintero continued his goal scoring form in November with five goals against National Super League clubs Joe Public and 1.FC Santa Rosa, respectively, during the TOYOTA Classic and FA Trophy competitions.[13][14] He later scored a first-half equaliser for the Sharks in the FA Trophy final against W Connection on 18 December.[15] However, after the arrival of Willis Plaza the next month,[16] playing time was sparse for the remainder of the season. Quintero finished his first professional season with three league goals and 11 goals in all competitions.

International career

Quintero has represented Trinidad and Tobago on various levels of international competition, having been capped for the under-17[17] and under-20 national teams.[18]

Youth teams

He began his international career for the under-17 team during qualification for the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made three second-half substitute appearances.[19][20][21] In February 2011, during the continental competition, Quintero made his first start for the Soca Warriors against hosts Jamaica. However, after a lackluster first-half performance he was an early second-half substitution.[22] He went on to make late appearances in the team's final two matches against Guatemala and Canada.[23][24]

In August 2012, Quintero made three scoreless starts as a lone striker for the under-20 team during their first round of qualification for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[25] However, in November 2012, he made just one appearance for the Soca Warriors, which witnessed the team finish a disappointing bottom in their final qualification group.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 Central FC Media (20 July 2013). "Sharks sign Quintero as Fenwick's new squad takes shape". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ↑ T&T Guardian Staff (6 October 2011). "Carapichaima surges to top, Benjamin stuns Signal Hill, Tigers triumphs over Fatima". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Andrew Gioannetti (T&T Guardian) (18 October 2011). "Tigers retain North title, El Dorado on track". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian) (20 October 2011). "Gordon seals Tobago crown for Scarborough, Shiva Boys' keep Pres waiting, Forde's beavertrick puts El Do on top". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ↑ T&T Guardian Staff (25 October 2011). "Shiva Boys' confirmed as South champs, El Do pip Green Machine for SSFL semi-final berth". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Andrew Gioannetti (T&T Guardian) (29 September 2011). "Hernandez double lifts 'Tigers', Caps, Signal Hill stay perfect". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Kern DeFreitas (T&T Express) (23 October 2011). "'Pres' lose to Pleasantville, ElDo, Naps take charge". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 Randy Bando (22 July 2013). "Central signing Quintero confident of smooth transition". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Lasana Liburd (13 September 2013). "Central FC and Point Fortin Civic make flying Pro League starts". Wired868.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Lasana Liburd (19 October 2013). "Tobago love: Winchester leads Central to First Citizens Cup". Wired868.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Lasana Liburd (26 October 2013). "Connection strangles Point Fortin; Police executes Central raid". Wired868.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Lasana Liburd (2 November 2013). "Caledonia goes third as Stars hold Central". Wired868.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Lasana Liburd (10 November 2013). "Highley entertaining: Malabar stuns Jabloteh in seven-goal thriller". Wired868.com.
  14. ↑ Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com) (15 November 2013). "Quintero beavers Santa Rosa as Central advance into FA Trophy Round of 32". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  15. ↑ Lasana Liburd (19 December 2013). "Connection penalises Central in thrilling FA final". Wired86.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  16. ↑ Central FC Media (17 January 2014). "Plaza and Paul: Pro League powerhouses in Central". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  17. ↑ Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (9 February 2011). "Cooper announces final U-17 squad for CONCACAF qualifiers". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  18. ↑ Nigel Simon (3 November 2012). "Russell confident of qualification...U-20s leave for Jamaica". T&T Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  19. ↑ Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (19 August 2010). "U-17 men whip St Kitts in CFU opener". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  20. ↑ Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian) (21 August 2010). "Cuba holds Under-17 boys goalless". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  21. ↑ Ian Prescott (T&T Express) (23 August 2010). "Jomal double sends T&T through". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  22. ↑ Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (15 February 2011). "Henry scores two, T&T ties Jamaica 2-2". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  23. ↑ CONCACAF.com (18 February 2011). "T&T seals U-17 QF berth with late goal". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  24. ↑ CONCACAF.com (23 February 2011). "T&T U-17 World Cup dream dashed by Canada". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  25. ↑ Shaun Fuentes (Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation) (13 August 2012). "T&T seal spot in final CFU round with 3-0 win". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  26. ↑ Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) (10 November 2012). "Curacao dump T&T U-20s from W/Cup qualifiers". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 16 February 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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