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Dani Quintana

Dani Quintana

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintana and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.

Daniel 'Dani' Quintana Sosa (born 8 March 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.

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Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Quintana only played lower league football in his country, representing Ontinyent CF, UD Alzira, Racing de Ferrol, CD Olímpic de Xàtiva and Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División B.[1][2][3] He appeared for UD Puçol, Valencia CF Mestalla and Huracán Valencia CF in Tercera División.[4]

In the late hours of the January 2013 transfer window, Quintana signed with Poland's Jagiellonia Białystok[5] after a successful trial[6] and after terminating his contract with Nàstic,[7] in what was his first professional experience.[8] He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 23 February against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała,[9] and scored his first goal on 3 March in a 2–1 away win over Górnik Zabrze.[10]

On 29 September 2014, Quintana joined Al Ahli Saudi FC.[11] He netted his first and only goal for the Saudi club on 18 October, helping to a 2–1 home defeat of Al Nassr FC.

Quintana changed teams and countries again in March 2015, moving to the Azerbaijan Premier League after signing a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[12] On 17 June 2018, the 31-year-old renewed his link until 2020.[13]

On 3 February 2020, Quintana signed with China League One side Chengdu Better City FC.[14]

Club statistics

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    Honours

    Qarabağ

    Individual

    • Azerbaijan Premier League top scorer: 2015–16[17]

    References

    1. [1]
      Dani Quintana comienza a entrenar con la plantilla verde (Dani Quintana starts training with green squad); La Voz de Galicia, 31 August 2009 (in Spanish)
    2. [2]
      El Nàstic ficha Dani Quintana (Nàstic sign Dani Quintana); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish)
    3. [3]
      Dani Quintana, ex del Olímpic Xàtiva, ficha por el Nàstic por dos temporadas (Dani Quintana, ex-Olímpic Xàtiva, signs with Nàstic for two seasons) Archived 11 April 2013 at archive.today; Nàstic Tac, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish)
    4. [4]
      Ortega, Alberto (11 December 2015). "Dani Quintana se estrena en Europa con el Qarabag" [Dani Quintana makes debut in Europe with Qarabag] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
    5. [5]
      Dani zawodnikiem Jagiellonii! (Dani a Jagiellonia player!) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Jagiellonia Białystok, 30 January 2013 (in Polish)
    6. [6]
      Quintana, por la puerta de atrás (Quintana, out the back door) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Diari de Tarragona, 23 January 2013 (in Spanish)
    7. [7]
      El Nàstic y Dani Quintana rescinden el contrato (Nàstic and Dani Quintana terminate contract); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
    8. [8]
      Manchón, Martín (26 September 2017). "Dani Quintaba: "Escuchar el himno de la Champions desde el césped será ver cumplido un sueño"" [Dani Quintaba: "To hear the Champions anthem from the pitch will be a dream fulfilled"] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
    9. [9]
      16. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (16. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Jagiellonia Białystok, 23 February 2013 (in Polish)
    10. [10]
      17. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (17. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Jagiellonia Białystok, 3 March 2013 (in Polish)
    11. [11]
      "Dani Quintana zawodnikiem Al-Ahli" [Dani Quintana an Al-Ahli player] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
    12. [12]
      "Dani Kintana rəsmən "Qarabağ"da" [Dani Quintana officially in Qarabağ] (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
    13. [13]
      "Dani Kintana daha iki il "Qarabağ"ımızda!" [Dani Quintana two more years at Qarabağ!] (in Azerbaijani). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018 – via Facebook.
    14. [14]
      "Təşəkkürlər, Kintana!" [Thank you, Quintana!] (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
    15. [15]
      "Quintana: Daniel Quintana Sosa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
    16. [16]
      "Dani Quintana". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
    17. [17]
      "Nelson Bonilla pierde el liderato de goleo en Azerbaiyán" [Nelson Bonilla loses first place in Azerbaijan scoring charts] (in Spanish). Yahoo Sports. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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