Carlos Quintero

For the Colombian cyclist, see Carlos Quintero (cyclist).
Darwin Quintero

Quintero while playing for Santos Laguna in 2012
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Darwin Quintero
Date of birthSeptember 19, 1987
Place of birthTumaco, Colombia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
América
Number3
Youth career
2004–2005Deportes Tolima
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Deportes Tolima52(37)
2007–2008Krylia Sovetov11(1)
2008Deportivo Pereira24(17)
2009–2014Santos Laguna225(66)
2015–América12(1)
National team
2007–2012Colombia14(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba (born 19 September 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Liga MX club América.

Club career

Early career

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 to Colombia after an unsuccessful run in Europe.

Santos Laguna

In 2009, Quintero was transferred to Club Santos Laguna of the Mexican Primera División for $4 million. Quintero made his debut against Club América losing 2–1 playing all 90 minutes. Quintero scored his first goal against Chivas in which Santos won 2–1. Quintero scored two goals against Montreal Impact in the Concacaf Champions League in a 5–2 win.

Quintero scored his first & goal of the 2011–2012 season against Atlante F.C. in a 3–0 win. He then scored his second goal against Club Tijuana, which Santos lost 3–1. Quintero scored another goal against Puebla F.C. in which the game ended 2–1 to Santos. On week 12 Quintero scored another goal against Querétaro F.C.. The game ended 3–1. After six games undefeated Santos lost to Estudiantes Tecos where Quintero scored the first goal for Santos, but the game ended in a 5–2 defeat for his club. The week after that Quintero scored the first goal of the game against Club América on the third minute in an eventual 1–1 draw. In the playoffs Quintero scored the first goal against Chiapas in a 2–1 win. Quintero scored his first goal of the Calusura 2012 against Club Tijuana, where Santos won 3–1. On Week 11 he scored his second goal away at Cruz Azul in a 1–0 win for Santos. Quintero scored his third goal of the Clausura 2012 season making this his ninth goal in the 2011–2012 season against Toluca in an away game which ended 3–1 on April 1.

On November 27, 2014 Quintero announced that he was leaving Club Santos Laguna.

Club America

On December 16, 2014 Quintero was transferred to Club America.

International career

He has was part of the Colombia U-20 team in 2007 and made his senior Colombia debut against Paraguay on 11 October 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match. He scored his first goal against Mexico in a 2–1 friendly win on 30 September 2009.

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[1]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1.30 September 2009Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States Mexico2–02–1Friendly

Career statistics

Club Season League Libertadores International Competition Other Total
GPGoalsGPGoalsGPGoalsGPGoalsGPGoals
Santos Laguna 2008–2009 164--4400208
2009–2010 4111----514612
2010–2011 339--73004012
2011–2012 4314--64004918
2012–2013 198--24002112

Honours

Santos Laguna
América

References

  1. ↑ "Carlos Quintero International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 18 July 2014

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