Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme (born March 10, 1991) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Primera club Real Estelí and the Nicaragua national team.
 Quijano with Nicaragua in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme | ||
| Date of birth | March 10, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Masaya, Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Estelí | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | CaRuNa RL | ||
| 2011–2015 | Walter Ferretti | 30 | (0) |
| 2015– | Real Estelí | 162 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Nicaragua | 99 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editQuijano joined Walter Ferretti from hometown club CaRuNa RL.
Motorcycle accident
editIn summer 2013 he needed to be hospitalized after breaking his knee in an accident with his motorcycle also involving teammate Milton Busto.[1] He was expected to return to playing football in six months.[2]
International career
editQuijano made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador. As of October 2024, he has earned a total of 99 caps, scoring 3 goals, being nation's most capped player. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2011[4] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[5]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 January 2013 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Guatemala |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2013 Copa Centroamericana |
| 2 | 3 June 2022 | Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 3 | 24 September 2022 | Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca, España |  Suriname |
1–2 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ Josué Quijano accidentado Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Quijano: “Me hace falta el Ferreti” Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - Pinolerosports (in Spanish)
- ^ Josué Quijano – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Costa Rica vence 2–0 a Nicaragua en la Copa Centroamericana Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine – UNCAF
- ^ "Josué Quijano". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
External links
edit- Josué Quijano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - FENIFUT