Juan Quintana (footballer, born 2000)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintana and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
Juan Quintana
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva
Date of birth (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Progreso, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 37
Youth career
Progreso
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– River Plate 17 (0)
2022–2023 → La Luz (loan) 56 (8)
2024 → Banfield (loan) 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva (born 4 January 2000) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uruguayan club River Plate.

Early life

Quintana began playing youth football at age four with Progreso, before joining the youth system of Uruguayan club River Plate at age nine.[1]

Club career

On 17 January 2021, he made his senior debut for River Plate in the Uruguayan Primera División against Fénix.[1][2] In 2022, he went on loan with La Luz in the Uruguayan Segunda División, helping them earn promotion to the top tier for 2023,[3] and once again went on loan with the club for 2023.[1] In January 2024, he was loaned to Argentine Primera División club Banfield for the year, with a purchase option.[4][5][6] On 10 February 2024, he made his debut for Banfield, in which he also scored against Argentinos Juniors.[7]

Career statistics

As of 7 September 2024[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2020[a] Uruguayan Primera División 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2021 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2024 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
La Luz (loan) 2022 Uruguayan Segunda División 21 1 0 0 — — 21 1
2023 Uruguayan Primera División 35 7 0 0 — — 35 7
Total 56 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 8
Banfield (loan) 2024 Argentine Primera División 9 1 2 0 — — 11 1
Career total 82 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 84 9
  1. ^ Officially named the 2020 season, this season took place in 2020–21

References

  1. ^ a b c Benítez, Pablo (7 March 2023). "Juan Quintana: la llegada a River en Fitito, los viajes en tren a formativas y la consolidación en La Luz" [Juan Quintana: arrival at River in Fitito, train trips to training and consolidation in La Luz]. El Observador (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Debutantes de la 3a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020 y actualización" [Debutants of the 3rd date of the Clausura 2020 Tournament and update]. Uruguayan Football Association (in Spanish). 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Banfield hizo oficial el arribo del uruguayo Juan Quintana" [Banfield made official the arrival of Uruguayan Juan Quintana]. La Unión (in Spanish). 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Quién es Juan Quintana, el uruguayo que suena fuerte en Banfield" [Who is Juan Quintana, the Uruguayan who sounds strong in Banfield]. La Unión (in Spanish). 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Banfield llegó a un acuerdo para fichar al uruguayo Quintana" [Banfield reached an agreement to sign the Uruguayan Quintana]. Diario Uno Santa Fe (in Spanish). 27 January 2024.
  6. ^ Panzardo, Javier (27 January 2024). "Fútbol: Banfield presentó a su nuevo refuerzo: Juan Quintana" [Soccer: Banfield presented its new reinforcement: Juan Quintana]. LinkedIn.
  7. ^ "Argentina: el uruguayo Juan Quintana debutó y convirtió su primer gol con Banfield" [Argentina: Uruguayan Juan Quintana made his debut and scored his first goal with Banfield]. Montevideo (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Juan Quintana at Soccerway