Dani Quintana

Daniel 'Dani' Quintana Sosa (born 8 March 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Chengdu Better City F.C. as a left winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Quintana and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.

Dani Quintana
Personal information
Full name Daniel Quintana Sosa
Date of birth (1987-03-08) 8 March 1987
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Chengdu Better City
Youth career
Huracán
2004–2006 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Valencia B 6 (1)
2006–2007 → Puçol (loan)
2008 Ontinyent 9 (0)
2008–2009 Alzira 33 (2)
2009–2010 Racing Ferrol 19 (1)
2010–2011 Huracán 19 (4)
2011–2012 Olímpic Xàtiva 36 (2)
2012–2013 Gimnàstic 20 (2)
2013–2015 Jagiellonia Białystok 56 (20)
2015 Al-Ahli 7 (1)
2015–2020 Qarabağ 98 (33)
2020– Chengdu Better City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2019

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Quintana only played lower league football in his country, representing Ontinyent CF, UD Alzira, Racing de Ferrol,[1] CD Olímpic de Xàtiva and Gimnàstic de Tarragona[2][3] in the third division. He appeared for UD Puçol, Valencia CF Mestalla and Huracán Valencia CF in the fourth level.

In the late hours of the January 2013 transfer window, Quintana signed with Poland's Jagiellonia Białystok[4] after a successful trial[5] and after terminating his contract with Nàstic,[6] in what was his first professional experience.[7] He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 23 February against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała,[8] and scored his first goal on 3 March in a 2–1 away win over Górnik Zabrze.[9]

On 29 September 2014, Quintana joined Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah).[10] He netted his first and only goal for the Saudi club on 18 October, helping to a 2–1 home defeat of Al-Nassr FC.

Quintana changed teams and countries again in March 2015, moving to the Azerbaijan Premier League after signing a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[11] On 17 June 2018, the 31-year-old renewed his link until 2020.[12]

On 3 February 2020, Quintana signed with China League One side Chengdu Better City FC.[13]

Club statistics
As of match played 16 December 2019
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ontinyent 2007–08[14] Segunda División B 9000—90
Alzira 2008–09[14] Segunda División B 33210—342
Racing Ferrol 2009–10[14] Segunda División B 19100—191
Olímpic Xàtiva 2011–12[14] Segunda División B 36210—372
Gimnàstic 2012–13[14] Segunda División B 20210—212
Jagiellonia 2012–13[15] Ekstraklasa 15422—176
2013–14[15] Ekstraklasa 351561—4116
2014–15[15] Ekstraklasa 6100—61
Total 562083—6423
Al-Ahli 2014–15[15] Saudi Professional League 7100—71
Qarabağ 2015–16[15] Azerbaijan Premier League 3215511214917
2016–17[15] Azerbaijan Premier League 15321122296
2017–18[15] Azerbaijan Premier League 2252040285
2018–19[15] Azerbaijan Premier League 18721422410
2019–20[15] Azerbaijan Premier League 11310123246
Total 983312344815444
Career total 2786123644834575

    Honours

    Club

    Qarabağ

    Individual

    References
    1. Dani Quintana comienza a entrenar con la plantilla verde (Dani Quintana starts training with green squad); La Voz de Galicia, 31 August 2009 (in Spanish)
    2. El Nàstic ficha Dani Quintana (Nàstic sign Dani Quintana); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish)
    3. Dani Quintana, ex del Olímpic Xàtiva, ficha por el Nàstic por dos temporadas (Dani Quintana, ex-Olímpic Xàtiva, signs with Nàstic for two seasons); Nàstic Tac, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish)
    4. Dani zawodnikiem Jagiellonii! (Dani a Jagiellonia player!) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Jagiellonia Białystok, 30 January 2013 (in Polish)
    5. Quintana, por la puerta de atrás (Quintana, out the back door); Diari de Tarragona, 23 January 2013 (in Spanish)
    6. El Nàstic y Dani Quintana rescinden el contrato (Nàstic and Dani Quintana terminate contract); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
    7. Manchón, Martín (26 September 2017). "Dani Quintaba: "Escuchar el himno de la Champions desde el césped será ver cumplido un sueño"" [Dani Quintaba: “To hear the Champions anthem from the pitch will be a dream fulfilled”] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
    8. 16. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (16. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Jagiellonia Białystok, 23 February 2013 (in Polish)
    9. 17. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (17. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Jagiellonia Białystok, 3 March 2013 (in Polish)
    10. "Dani Quintana zawodnikiem Al-Ahli" [Dani Quintana an Al-Ahli player] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
    11. "Dani Kintana rəsmən "Qarabağ"da" [Dani Quintana officially in Qarabağ] (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
    12. "Dani Kintana daha iki il "Qarabağ"ımızda!" [Dani Quintana two more years at Qarabağ!] (in Azerbaijani). Facebook. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
    13. "Təşəkkürlər, Kintana!" [Thank you, Quintana!] (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
    14. "Quintana: Daniel Quintana Sosa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
    15. "Dani Quintana". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
    16. "Nelson Bonilla pierde el liderato de goleo en Azerbaiyán" [Nelson Bonilla loses first place in Azerbaijan scoring charts] (in Spanish). Yahoo Sports. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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