Domingos Quina

Domingos Quina (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford.

Domingos Quina
Quina (right) coming on as a substitute for West Ham United in 2016
Personal information
Full name Domingos Quina[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 20
Youth career
2013 Benfica
2013–2016 Chelsea
2016–2018 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 West Ham United 0 (0)
2018– Watford 12 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Portugal U17 14 (8)
2016 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2016–2018 Portugal U19 20 (3)
2017– Portugal U20 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2019

Despite being born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal at international youth level. He is the son of former Portugal international defender Samuel Quina.[2]

Career

West Ham

Having spent time at the academies of Benfica and Chelsea, he was offered a contract by Arsenal,[3] but Quina decided to sign for West Ham United in May 2016 with the expectation that he would join the squad in July 2016 and sign a professional contract on his 17th birthday in November 2016.[4] He made his debut, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Michail Antonio, against NK Domzale in the Europa League on 28 July 2016 and also played a part in the second leg in a 3–0 win in the club's first ever match at London Stadium.[5][6] On 3 October 2016, Quina scored a widely praised goal for West Ham Under 23's, by scoring a chip from near the halfway line against Leicester Under 23's side.[7][8]

Having turned 17, Quina signed his first professional contract with West Ham in November 2016 which could keep him at the club until 2019.[9] In the same year, he received two nominations for Premier League 2 "Player of the Month" for October, merited for his performances against Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion respectively.[10] His performances for West Ham Under 23's saw Sky Sports describe Quina as a 'wonderkid'.[3]

Watford

On 9 August 2018, Quina signed for Watford on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £1 million.[11][12] He made his Watford debut on 29 August in a second round EFL Cup game away to Reading. With Watford already leading 1–0, Quina scored with a driving shot, described as "superb", from 30 yards to make to score 2–0, the final result.[13] He made his Premier League debut for the club on 4 December 2018 coming as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss against Manchester City[14] and his first league start in the following match, on 10 December 2018, in a 2–2 away draw against Everton.[15] On 15 December, he became the youngest Watford player to score in the Premier League, in a match against Cardiff City.[16]

International career

Quina has represented Portugal at U17, U18, U19 and U20 level and is eligible to play for the country having moved there as a young child. He won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Portugal in May 2016.[17][3] In July 2018, he was a member of the U19 team which won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship beating Italy U19 4-3 after extra time.[18][19][20]

Honours

International

Portugal U17

Portugal U19

Individual

Career statistics
As of match played 30 October 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2016–17[24] Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 1]0—20
2017–18[25] 001030——40
Total 001030200060
West Ham U-23s 2016–17[24] Premier League 2 —1[lower-alpha 2]010
2017–18[25] —4[lower-alpha 2]040
Total —5050
Watford 2018–19[26] Premier League 813021——132
2019–20[27] 100030——40
Total 9130510000172
Career total 9140812050282
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "Domingos Quina assina pelo West Ham". O Jogo. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. "West Ham's Domingos Quina wanted by Arsenal". Sky Sports. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "Hammers sign young forward Quina". West Ham United F.C. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. "NK Domzale 2–1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. "West Ham United 3-0 NK Domzale (agg 4-2)". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. "West Ham's 16-year-old wonderkid Domingos Quina beats keeper from 40 yards with sublime lob". Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. "Quina wonder goal gives West Ham winning start". Premier League. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  9. "Domingos Quina signs professional terms with West Ham". Sky Sports. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  10. "PL2 Player of the Month nominees announced". Premier League. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  11. "Domingos Quina joins Watford from West Ham on four-year deal". Sky Sports. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  12. "Watford 'complete £1million deal' for West Ham wonderkid Domingos Quina - here's what we know". football.london. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  13. "Reading 0–2 Watford: Domingos Quina scores as Javi Gracia's side keep up 100% start". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  14. "Bernardo Silva sofre para vencer Watford de Domingos Quina". Maisfutebol. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  15. McNulty, Phil (10 December 2018). "Everton 2–2 Watford: Lucas Digne's late free-kick rescues point for hosts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  16. Falkingham, Katie (15 December 2018). "Watford 3–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  17. Kundert, Tom (21 May 2016). "Portugal crowned U17 Champions of Europe!". PortuGOAL.net. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  18. "Quina becomes European champion for a second time!". West Ham United F.C. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  19. "Italy 3-4 Portugal". UEFA. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  20. "Domingos Quina, Moise Kean, Joao Filipe impress at Under-19 Euros". Sky Sports. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  21. "Under-19 - Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  22. "Technical Reportfinals" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  23. "Under-19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  24. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  25. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  26. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  27. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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