Teo Quintero León (born 2 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Deinze. Born in Spain, he has opted to play for the Venezuela national team.

Teo Quintero
Personal information
Full name Teo Quintero León
Date of birth (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deinze
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2015 CB Cinc Copes
2015–2017 Damm
2017–2018 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Peralada 21 (0)
2019–2021 Hércules 20 (0)
2021–2022 Sabadell 13 (1)
2022– Deinze 48 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2018

Club career edit

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]

International career edit

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.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Tarache, Carlos (20 February 2019). "Teo Quintero: para mí sería un orgullo representar a Venezuela".
  2. ^ @SeleVinotinto (17 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.
  3. ^ @SeleVinotinto (19 September 2022). "𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Twitter.

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