Teo Quintero León (born 2 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in Spain, he has opted to play for the Venezuela national team.
Club career
Quintero is a youth product of CB Cinc Copes, Damm and Girona. He began his senior career with Peralada, a subsidiary of Girona but was hampered by injuries.[1]
On 1 July 2024, Quintero signed a three-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands.[2]
International career
Quintero was born in Spain to Venezuelan parents and is a dual citizen.[1] He was called up to the Venezuela national team for the friendly matches against Iceland and United Arab Emirates on 22 and 27 September 2022, respectively.[3][4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peralada | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Hércules | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Sabadell | 2021–22 | Primera Federación | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Deinze | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 55 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 58 | 11 | ||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 121 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 13 | ||
References
- ^ a b Tarache, Carlos (20 February 2019). "Teo Quintero: para mí sería un orgullo representar a Venezuela".
- ^ "SPARTA VERSTERKT ZICH MET QUINTERO" [SPARTA STRENGTHENS ITSELF WITH QUINTERO] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ @SeleVinotinto (16 September 2022). "Los convocados por nuestro seleccionador José Pekerman de cara a los próximos amistosos ante Islandia 🇮🇸 y Emiratos Árabes 🇦🇪 que se disputarán en Viena, Austria" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @SeleVinotinto (19 September 2022). "𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
- Teo Quintero at Soccerway