Josué Quijano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quijano and the second or maternal family name is Potosme.
Josué Quijano
Quijano with Nicaragua in 2017
Personal information
Full name Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme
Date of birth (1991-03-10) March 10, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Masaya, Nicaragua
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Real Estelí
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 CaRuNa RL
2011–2015 Walter Ferretti 30 (0)
2015– Real Estelí 162 (6)
International career‡
2011– Nicaragua 99 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme (born March 10, 1991) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Primera club Real Estelí and the Nicaragua national team.

Club career

Quijano joined Walter Ferretti from hometown club CaRuNa RL.

Motorcycle accident

In summer 2013 he needed to be hospitalized after breaking his knee in an accident with his motorcycle also involving teammate Milton Busto.[1] He was expected to return to playing football in six months.[2]

International career

Quijano made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador. As of October 2024, he has earned a total of 99 caps, scoring 3 goals, being nation's most capped player. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2011[4] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 January 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Guatemala 1–0 1–1 2013 Copa Centroamericana
2 3 June 2022 Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
3 24 September 2022 Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca, España  Suriname 1–2 2–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ Josué Quijano accidentado Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Quijano: “Me hace falta el Ferreti” Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - Pinolerosports (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Josué Quijano – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  5. ^ Costa Rica vence 2–0 a Nicaragua en la Copa Centroamericana Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine – UNCAF
  6. ^ "Josué Quijano". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2019.