Joaquín Alberto Montecinos Naranjo (born 7 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Quéretaro on loan from Tijuana. Born in Colombia, he plays for the Chile national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Alberto Montecinos Naranjo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Querétaro (on loan from Tijuana) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes La Serena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Unión Temuco | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Deportes La Serena | 70 | (3) |
| 2019 | San Luis | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Deportes Melipilla | 16 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Audax Italiano | 42 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Tijuana (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2022– | Tijuana | 27 | (2) |
| 2023– | → Querétaro (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Chile U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Chile | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:10, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
In his early career he was with Deportes La Serena, but he was released and then joined Unión Temuco in the Primera B de Chile, making his professional debut at the age of 16.[1] After returning to La Serena, while playing in the Primera B, the Chilean second division, Montecinos had the chance to play for a Chilean top flight team but got injured.[2]
In 2017, he trialed with Celaya in Mexico but never signed because of economic issues.[2]
In 2019, he signed for Deportes Melipilla, another second division team despite offers from the top flight, due to "wanting to go through stages, without rushing".[2]
In 2022, Montecinos was loaned to Liga MX club Tijuana on a deal for a year with an option to buy.[3] In July 2022, the option to buy was made and he was transferred on a deal until 2025.[4]
In June 2023, he was loaned to Querétaro on a deal for a year.[5]
International career edit
At the age of 18, he represented Chile U21 at the 2014 Toulon Tournament,[6] making two appearances. In addition to this, he was part of the training sessions of Chile U20 for the 2015 South American U-20 Championship.[7]
Despite he was born in Colombia, he stated his desire to play for the Chile senior team.[8] So, he was called up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October 2021.[9] He debuted for Chile in a 2–0 loss to Peru on 7 October 2021.[10]
Personal life edit
Montecinos is the son of the Chilean former international footballer Cristián Montecinos and he was born when his father played for Junior de Barranquilla.[11]
References edit
- ^ Silva, Felipe (6 October 2021). "De ser echado de un club a formar parte de la Roja: "Decían que no daría el ancho"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Es un sueño estar en Primera; voy a luchar por llegar a la Roja" chile.as.com
- ^ González, Christian (20 January 2022). "Joaquín Montecinos parte al Xolos de Tijuana" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Merlo, César Luis (13 July 2022). "Xolos adquiere a Joaquín Montecinos". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ González, Christian (22 June 2023). "Joaquín Montecinos cambia de camiseta en México". MSN (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "NÓMINA SUB 21 PARA EL TORNEO "ESPERANZAS DE TOULON"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ ""La Rojita" sub-20 cuenta con dos hijos de viejas glorias del fútbol nacional" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Zamorano, Javier (9 September 2021). "Joaquín Montecinos sale al paso de rumores y aclara por cuál Selección "sueña" jugar". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Bío-Bío. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Jugadores convocados a la Selección Chilena". www.laroja.cl. FFCh. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
convocó a los jugadores Ángelo Sagal de Gaziantep FK de Turquía, y a Joaquín Montecinos de Audax Italiano
- ^ "Match Report of Peru vs Chile - 2021-10-08 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ ""Me encantaría que mi hijo vaya a jugar a Junior": Cristian Montecinos" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links edit
- Joaquín Montecinos at Soccerway
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