Sergio Quintero
Personal information
Full name Sergio Raúl Quintero Chavez[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mushuc Runa
(on loan from Aucas)
Number 16
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– Aucas 5 (0)
2023– → Mushuc Runa (loan) 6 (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 12 January 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A side Mushuc Runa, on loan from Aucas.

Quintero goes by the nickname La Máquina which means The Machine.

Club career

Early years

Born and raised in San Lorenzo, Quintero left his native town at the age of 12 to try out at Independiente del Valle.[3] However, he was rejected and returned to San Lorenzo to study.

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.[7] Through a statement, the club explained that the decision was made after a series of events, actions and versions issued by the player: We will not tolerate disrespect for the history of this noble institution, its fans, its coaching staff and players, the statement said.[7] The reason behind Quintero's exclusion stemmed from some statements that he had published in a live broadcast on his social media, where he - among other things - pointed out how little interest he had in the team, following a 5-0 defeat on October 31 against Independiente del Valle, which resulted in Olmedo being relegated to the Ecuadorian Serie B for the 2022 season.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Sergio Quintero at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sergio Quintero, ‘la Máquina’ que Escocia trata de importar a su fútbol, eluniverso.com, 9 July 2019
  4. ↑ Barcelona aseguró a Sergio Quintero con un contrato por cinco años, mifutbolecuador.futbol, 27 December 2020
  5. ↑ DELFIN VS. BARCELONA 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 22 February 2020
  6. ↑ Sergio Quintero reforzaría al Olmedo ante la falta de minutos en Barcelona, mifutbolecuador.futbol, 24 March 2021
  7. 1 2 Sergio Quintero fue separado de Olmedo, elcomercio.com, 1 November 2021
  8. ↑ En Barcelona aclaran que Sergio ‘Maquina’ Quintero no está en el plantel, onefootball.com, 15 February 2022
  9. ↑ Covilhã apresenta mais um reforço: Sergio Quintero, médio equatoriano, ojogo.pt, 22 July 2022
  10. ↑ Sergio Quintero deja el Sporting da Covilha en Portugal, peloteros.com.ec, 3 November 2023
  11. ↑ Aucas hace oficial el fichaje de Sergio 'La Máquina' Quintero para el 2023, ecuavisa.com, 3 December 2022
  12. ↑ Bienvenido @sergiolamaquina16 al..., instagramm.com, 2 August 2023
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