Eduin Estiwer Quero Albarracín (born 22 April 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Angostura.
 Quero in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduin Estiwer Quero Albarracín[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angostura | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escuela Bicentenario | |||
| 2011–2015 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Deportivo Táchira | 67 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Zulia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Casa Pia | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Deportivo La Guaira | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Héroes de Falcón | ||
| 2024– | Angostura | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Venezuela U20 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 10 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in San Cristóbal in the state of Táchira, Quero began his career with the escuela de Fútbol Banfoandes, before joining the academy of professional side Deportivo Táchira at the age of fourteen.[2] Having made his debut in the 2015 season, he established himself as a semi-regular first team player, before being loaned to Zulia at the beginning of 2018.[3][4][5]
Following his return to Deportivo Táchira after his involvement in the animal abuse case with teammate David Barreto, he returned to the first team for the rest of the season, before featuring sparingly the following season. Having been released by the club, he moved to Portugal, signing with second-tier Casa Pia in July 2019.[6]
After an uneventful spell in Portugal, where he featured once in the LigaPro, Quero returned to Venezuela to sign for Deportivo La Guaira, but was immediately loaned to United States side Rio Grande Valley FC.[7] He scored his first and only goal for the USL Championship side in a 3–0 win against Real Monarchs on 5 August 2021.[8]
In 2022, Quero signed with Venezuelan Segunda División side Héroes de Falcón, where he established himself as a key player, scoring once in thirteen appearances in his first season.[9][10] For the 2024 season, Quero returned to top-flight football, signing with Angostura.[11]
International career
editQuero was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]
Personal life
editIn 2018, while at Zulia, Quero recorded then-teammate David Barreto appearing to abuse a cat, posting the video to his Instagram account.[13] Quero took to Instagram to issue an apology to fans, while both players were released by the club, with Quero returning to parent club Deportivo Táchira.[14][15] A criminal investigation was launched, with the pair facing 40 peso fines.[16][17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 10 March 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Táchira | 2015 | Venezuelan Primera División | 16 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 17 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Zulia (loan) | 2018 | Venezuelan Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Casa Pia | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2021 | Venezuelan Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Angostura | 2024 | Venezuelan Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 76 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Venezuela
Honours
editVenezuela U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2017
- South American Youth Football Championship third place: 2017
References
edit- ^ a b c Eduin Quero at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Eduin Quero: de San Josecito a Corea del Sur" [Eduin Quero: from San Josecito to South Korea]. tachira.gob.ve (in Spanish). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Eduin Quero, un lateral juvenil con proyección Vinotinto" [Eduin Quero, a youth full-back with Vinotinto projection]. lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Eduin Quero llegará al Zulia" [Eduin Quero will arrive at Zulia]. lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Eduin Quero: "Todo jugador siempre quiere ir a un nuevo equipo a sumar"" [Eduin Quero: “Every player always wants to go to a new team to add”]. balonazos.com (in Spanish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Eduin Quero da el paso al fútbol extranjero" [Eduin Quero takes the step to foreign football]. meridiano.net (in Spanish). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Toros add three players to 2021 roster". rgvfc.com. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Eduin Quero y Juan Azocar comandaron a los venezolanos este miércoles en la USL Championship" [Eduin Quero and Juan Azocar led the Venezuelans this Wednesday in the USL Championship]. balonazos.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Eduin Quero se propone ser un "referente" de Falcón en La Liguilla" [Eduin Quero aims to be a “reference” for Falcón in La Liguilla]. ligafutve.org (in Spanish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Héroes de Falcón FC dictó cátedra en el "Recreo" de liceos de Coro" [Héroes de Falcón FC gave a lecture at the “Recreo” of Coro high schools]. cactus24.com.ve (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Yeferson Escudero se sumó a las altas de Angostura" [Yeferson Escudero joined the Angostura additions]. lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Melgar, Ana (3 April 2018). "Suspenden a futbolistas venezolanos por supuestamente maltratar a un gato" [Venezuelan soccer players suspended for allegedly mistreating a cat]. cnnespanol.cnn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Futbolista que grabó maltrato a un gato rompió el silencio: "Fue irresponsable"" [Soccer player who recorded abuse of a cat broke the silence: "It was irresponsible"]. elcooperante.com (in Spanish). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Zulia FC "expulsó definitivamente" a dos de sus jugadores por maltratar un gato" [Zulia FC "definitively expelled" two of its players for mistreating a cat]. elcooperante.com (in Spanish). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Notz, Juan (4 April 2018). "Abren investigación penal contra David Barreto y Eduin Quero por maltrato animal" [Criminal investigation opened against David Barreto and Eduin Quero for animal abuse]. talcualdigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Agresores de la gata en Venezuela pagarían menos de 40 pesos por el daño" [Cat attackers in Venezuela would pay less than 40 pesos for the damage]. publimetro.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Eduin Quero at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.