Josimar Quintero

Josimar Quintero
Personal information
Full name Josimar Aldair Quintero Quintero[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lleida Esportiu
(on loan from Chelsea)
Youth career
2005–2013 Barcelona
2013–2017 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Chelsea 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Rostov (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Betis B (loan) 6 (0)
2018– → Lleida B (loan) 2 (0)
2018– → Lleida Esportiu (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018

Josimar Aldair Quintero Quintero (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝosiˈmaɾ kinˈteɾo]; born 3 February 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lleida Esportiu on loan from Chelsea.

Club career

Chelsea

Born in Guayaquil, Quintero moved to Spain along with his family at the age of five.[2] He joined La Masia, the youth academy of Barcelona at the age of eight. In 2013, it was announced that Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were interested in securing his services.[3] But Quintero opted to join English side Chelsea in July 2014.[4] However, due to paperwork and visa issues, Quintero was unable to play a competitive match for Chelsea until he turned 18.[5] During the 2014–15 under-21 campaign, Quintero became a key figure in Adrian Viveash's starting eleven, featuring eighteen times and scoring once in all competitions.[5] He scored his first goal for the Chelsea academy in an UEFA Youth League encounter against Portuguese club Porto.[6] Following his debut season in England, Quintero transitioned from a winger to a central midfielder.

On 5 July 2017, following reports suggesting Quintero was ready to leave Chelsea, he joined Russian side Rostov on a season-long loan.[7] On 20 September 2017, Quintero made his Rostov debut during their cup tie against Volgar Astrakhan, replacing Žan Majer in their 2–0 away victory.[8] On 2 January 2018, Rostov removed Quintero from their official squad list.[9]

Following his return from Rostov, Quintero joined Spanish side Betis B on loan for the remainder of the campaign in January 2018. The deal also, included an option to purchase Quintero at the conclusion of the loan spell.[10] On 4 March 2018, Quintero made his Betis B debut during their 3–1 away defeat against Mérida, replacing Jesús Pozo in the 79th minute.[11]

On 10 August 2018, Quintero agreed to join Spanish third-tier side, Lleida Esportiu on a season-long loan.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2018.[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rostov (loan) 2017–18 Russian Premier League 0010——10
Betis B (loan) 2017–18 2ª B – Group 4 60———60
Lleida Esportiu (loan) 2018–19 2ª B – Group 3 0000——00
Career total 6010000070

    References

    1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
    2. ↑ "Chelsea set to sign Barcelona starlet Josimar Quintero: "The new Antonio Valencia"". 101 Great Goals. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
    3. ↑ "Meet the 'next Antonio Valencia' who has 'agreed' to swap Barcelona for Chelsea". HITC. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
    4. ↑ "Josimar Quintero". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
    5. 1 2 "Josimar Quintero". TheChels.info. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
    6. ↑ "South American Chelsea prospect Josimar Quintero nets first goal since Barcelona exit". HITC. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
    7. ↑ "Loan move for Quintero". Chelsea Official Site. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
    8. ↑ "Volgar Astrakhan vs. Rostov". Soccerway. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
    9. ↑ "Quintero Russian League registration page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 2 January 2018.
    10. ↑ "Josimar Quintero, third winter signing of Betis Deportivo". Betis Deportivo Official Site. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
    11. ↑ "Mérida AD vs. Real Betis II". Soccerway. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
    12. ↑ "El Lleida Esportiu i el Chelsea FC acorden la cessió de Josimar Quintero". Lleida Esportiu Official Site. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
    13. ↑ "J. Quintero". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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