Alberto Quintana (footballer, born 2001)

For the footballer born in 1996, see Alberto Quintana (footballer, born 1996).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintana and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
Alberto Quintana
Personal information
Full name Alberto Miguel Quintana Moreno
Date of birth (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Villanueva del Trabuco, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Real Unión
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2019 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Málaga B 68 (4)
2020–2022 Málaga 3 (0)
2022–2024 Valladolid B 47 (1)
2023–2024 Valladolid 6 (0)
2024– Real Unión 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Alberto Miguel Quintana Moreno (born 5 October 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Primera Federación – Group 1 club Real Unión. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Villanueva del Trabuco, Málaga, Andalusia, Quintana joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2011 at the age of ten.[1] On 3 June 2019, he renewed his contract with the club until 2022,[2] being subsequently promoted to the reserves in Tercera División.

Quintana made his senior debut on 25 August 2019, starting in a 4–0 home routing of Alhaurín de la Torre CF.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 18 October of the following year, netting the game's only in a home success over Juventud de Torremolinos CF.[4]

Quintana made his first team debut on 1 December 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Pablo Chavarría in a 2–0 away win against CF Fuenlabrada in the Segunda División championship.[5] On 4 July 2022, he moved to another reserve team, Real Valladolid Promesas in Segunda Federación.[6]

On 19 July 2024, Quintana joined Primera Federación – Group 1 club Real Unión.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Así es Quintana: trabajo, humildad y precisión en el centro del campo" [This is Quintana: labor, humility and precision in the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Quintana renueva con el Málaga CF hasta 2022" [Quintana renews with Málaga CF until 2022] (in Spanish). JM10Sport. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "El Atlético Malagueño vence y convence ante el Alhaurín (0–4)" [Atlético Malagueño win and play well against Alhaurín (0–4)] (in Spanish). Málaga Deporte. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Reserve team wins in Torremolinos in league opener (1–0)". Málaga CF. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Este Málaga tiene mucho peligro lejos de La Rosaleda" [This Málaga is very dangerous away from La Rosaleda] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Alberto Quintana, primer refuerzo del Promesas" [Alberto Quintana, first addition of Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Alberto Quintana, al Real Unión" [Alberto Quintana, to Real Union]. realunionclub.com (in Spanish). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.