Yeferson Quintana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeferson Agustín Quintana Alonso | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bella Unión, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerro Largo (on loan from Peñarol) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Deportivo Tropezón Board | ||
| 2013–2016 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Peñarol | 26 | (3) |
| 2018 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019– | → Cerro Largo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 28 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Yeferson Agustín Quintana Alonso (born 19 April 1996) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a center back for Cerro Largo on loan from Peñarol in the Uruguayan Primera División.
Career
Peñarol
Born in Bella Unión, Quintana played in his home town from 2011 to 2013 with Deportivo Tropezón Board.[1] He soon joined the youth academy of Primera División team Peñarol.[2] In September 2015, Quintana earned a temporary promotion to the first team after Gonzalo Viera left the club.[3] In June 2016, Quintana signed his first professional contract with Peñarol.[4]
Quintana appeared for Peñarol's first team for the first time on 16 August 2016 on the bench in their Copa Sudamericana match against Sportivo Luqueño.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club on 3 September 2016 in a Primera División match against Fénix. He came on as a 52nd-minute substitute for Bressan as Peñarol won 2–0.[6]
During the 2017 season, Quintana played 22 matches for Peñarol as he helped lead the club to a league title.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 June 2017 in a 4–1 victory over Rampla Juniors.[8]The following week on 18 June, Quintana scored the winning goal for Peñarol in a 2–1 victory over El Tanque Sisley. [9]
San Jose Earthquakes
On January 17, 2018, MLS side the San Jose Earthquakes announced that they had signed Quintana to a yearlong loan, with an option to buy.[10] He stated after his arrival in San Jose that he hoped the team would decide to keep him at the season's end.[11]
Quintana made his MLS debut on March 3, 2018, in San Jose's season-opening 3-2 victory over Minnesota United. However, he was substituted in the 54th minute after suffering an injury.[12] He scored his first MLS goal against New York City in a 1-2 loss on March 31, 2018.[13]
Cerro Largo
On 14 February 2019, Quintana was loaned out to Cerro Largo for the rest of the year.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 14 April 2018[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peñarol | 2016 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| San Jose (loan) | 2018 | MLS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ "Debutantes de la 1a y 2a fecha". AUF.
- ^ "EL JUVENIL Y EL AUTÓGRAFO DEL COMPAÑERO". Tenfield. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Gonzalo Viera se va para el Al Rayyan de Fossati". Lr21. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "CUIDANDO EL FUTURO". Tenfield. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Penarol 1-1 Sporting Luqueno". Soccerway. 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Penarol 2-0 Fenix". Soccerway. 4 September 2016.
- ^ "¿Reemplazo para Jara? La U sondea a defensa uruguayo pensando en la Libertadores 2018". Publimetro. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Peñarol pisó el acelerador". Tenfield. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Peñarol apunta y bien alto, 2:1". Tenfield. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire 21-Year-Old Center Back Yeferson Quintana on Loan". San Jose Earthquakes. 17 Jan 2018. Retrieved 17 Jan 2018.
- ^ "New loan signing Quintana eager to earn permanent stay with Quakes". mlssoccer.com. 28 Jan 2018. Retrieved 29 Jan 2018.
- ^ "RECAP: Quakes win on Opening Night 3-2!". San Jose Earthquakes. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "RECAP: Quakes suffer home defeat to NYCFC". San Jose Earthquakes. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b Yeferson Quintana at Soccerway