Teo Quintero León (born 2 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in Spain, he has opted to play for the Venezuela national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teo Quintero León | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | CB Cinc Copes | ||
| 2015–2017 | Damm | ||
| 2017–2018 | Girona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Peralada | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hércules | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sabadell | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Deinze | 46 | (9) |
| 2024– | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editQuintero is a youth product of CB Cinc Copes, Damm and Girona. He began his senior career with Peralada, a subsidiary of Girona but was hampered by injuries.[1]
On 1 July 2024, Quintero signed a three-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands.[2]
International career
editQuintero was born in Spain to Venezuelan parents and is a dual citizen.[1] He was called up to the Venezuela national team for the friendly matches against Iceland and United Arab Emirates on 22 and 27 September 2022, respectively.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Tarache, Carlos (20 February 2019). "Teo Quintero: para mí sería un orgullo representar a Venezuela".
- ^ "SPARTA VERSTERKT ZICH MET QUINTERO" [SPARTA STRENGTHENS ITSELF WITH QUINTERO] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ @SeleVinotinto (16 September 2022). "Los convocados por nuestro seleccionador José Pekerman de cara a los próximos amistosos ante Islandia 🇮🇸 y Emiratos Árabes 🇦🇪 que se disputarán en Viena, Austria" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @SeleVinotinto (19 September 2022). "𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Teo Quintero at Soccerway
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