Yeferson Agustín Quintana Alonso (born 19 April 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brazilian club Paysandu.
.jpg) Quintana with Portuguesa in 2024 | |||
| 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 | Paysandu | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Cañero | |||
| 2011–2013 | Deportivo Tropezón | ||
| 2013–2016 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Peñarol | 26 | (3) |
| 2018 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Cerro Largo (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Danubio (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 23 | (0) |
| 2024 | Portuguesa | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Paysandu | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 18 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Bella Unión, Quintana began his career with Atlético Cañero,[1] before representing hometown side Deportivo Tropezón Tablero.[2] In 2014, he joined the youth academy of Primera División team Peñarol.[3]
Peñarol
editIn September 2015, Quintana was promoted to the first team after Gonzalo Viera left the club.[4] In June 2016, Quintana signed his first professional contract with Peñarol.[5]
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.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club on 3 September, coming on as a 52nd-minute substitute for Bressan in a 2–0 Primera División home win over Fénix.[7]
During the 2017 season, Quintana played 22 matches for Peñarol as he helped lead the club to a league title.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 June 2017 in a 4–1 victory over Rampla Juniors.[9] The following week on 18 June, Quintana scored the winning goal for Peñarol in a 2–1 victory over El Tanque Sisley.[10]
Loan spells
editOn 17 January 2018, MLS side the San Jose Earthquakes announced that they had signed Quintana to a one-year loan, with an option to buy.[11] He stated after his arrival in San Jose that he hoped the team would decide to keep him at the season's end.[12]
Quintana made his MLS debut on 3 March 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.[13] He scored his first MLS goal against New York City in a 2–1 loss on 31 March.[14]
On 14 February 2019, Quintana was loaned out again, this time to Cerro Largo for the rest of the year.[15] He made 26 appearances for the team and scored one goal. Returning to Peñarol in the beginning of 2020, he was loaned out for the third time, to Danubio.
On 29 September 2020, Quintana moved to Spanish Segunda División B club Racing de Ferrol on loan until 30 June 2021.[16] His loan was later renewed for the 2021–22 season, with the club in the newly-created Primera División RFEF.[17]
Defensor Sporting
editOn 17 July 2022, Quintana returned to his home country after being announced at Defensor Sporting.[18] Rarely used in his first season, he featured more regularly in the 2023 campaign.
Portuguesa
editOn 21 December 2023, Quintana was announced at Portuguesa for the 2024 season.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 March 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peñarol | 2016 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 3 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 2018 | MLS | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Cerro Largo (loan) | 2019 | Primera División | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Danubio (loan) | 2020 | Primera División | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Racing Ferrol (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
| Defensor Sporting | 2022 | Primera División | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Portuguesa | 2024 | Paulista | — | — | — | 12[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 130 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 146 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
References
edit- ^ "El cañero Jefferson Quintana fue ascendido a la primera de Peñarol y es el segundo de esta ciudad que está en primera del mirasol" [The cañero Jefferson [sic] Quintera was promoted to the first team of Peñarol and is the second player of the city who is the Primera of the mirasol] (in Spanish). Diario El Pueblo. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Debutantes de la 1a y 2a fecha" [Debutants of the 1st and 2nd rounds]. AUF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "El juvenil y el autógrafo del compañero" [The youngster and the autograph from his teammate]. Tenfield (in Spanish). 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Gonzalo Viera se va para el Al Rayyan de Fossati" [Gonzalo Viera goes to Fossati's Al Rayyan]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Cuidando el futuro" [Taking care of the future]. Tenfield (in Spanish). 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" [Replacement to Jara? La U taunt the Uruguayan defender thinking in the 2018 Libertadores]. Publimetro (in Spanish). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Peñarol pisó el acelerador" [Peñarol hit the gas]. Tenfield (in Spanish). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Peñarol apunta y bien alto, 2:1" [Peñarol aim very high, 2–1]. Tenfield (in Spanish). 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire 21-Year-Old Center Back Yeferson Quintana on Loan". San Jose Earthquakes. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "New loan signing Quintana eager to earn permanent stay with Quakes". mlssoccer.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 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
- ^ "Yeferson Quintana ya está en Ferrol" [Yeferson Quintana is already in Ferrol] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Renovaciones con acento uruguayo" [Renewals with Uruguayan accent] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Yeferson Quintana es la tercera alta en Defensor Sporting" [Yeferson Quintana is the third signing at Defensor Sporting] (in Spanish). Defensor Sporting. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Paulistão: Portuguesa anuncia zagueiro uruguaio ex-Peñarol" [Paulistão: Portuguesa announce Uruguayan stopper formerly of Peñarol] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
edit- Yeferson Quintana at BDFutbol