| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tumaco, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Club Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Tolima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006-2007 | Deportes Tolima | 52 | (25) |
| 2007-2008 | Krylia Sovetov | 11 | (1) |
| 2008 | Deportivo Pereira | 24 | (17) |
| 2009- | Santos Laguna | 107 | (28) |
| National team | |||
| 2007-Present | Colombia | 11 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:20, 17 February 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba (born September 18, 1987 in Cali) is a Colombian football striker, currently playing for Santos Laguna in the Primera Division de Mexico.
He has played for the Colombian U-20 national team (2007) as well as the Colombia national football team. After being transferred from Deportes Tolima in the Copa Mustang to FC Krylia Sovetov Samara along with fellow Colombian and Tolima Team Mate Juan Carlos Escobar in Russia he quickly returned home after an unsuccessful run in Europe mostly due to his size.
On December 20, 2008 Carlos was transferred to Club Santos Laguna of the Mexican First Division for approximately 4 million Dollars.
Carlos Darwin Quintero has also been named one of the players to keep an eye on during the 2009 season by Fifa.com.
| Club | Season | League | Libertadores | International Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Goals | GP | Goals | GP | Goals | GP | Goals | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2008-2009 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 19 | 8 |
| 2009-2010 | 41 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 11 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 30, 2009 | Florida, United States | Mexico | 2–1 | Win | Friendly |
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