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.

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
Sparta Rotterdam
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)
2022–2024 Deinze 46 (9)
2024– Sparta Rotterdam 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Club career

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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

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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

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As of match played 28 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 113 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 118 13

References

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  1. ^ a b Tarache, Carlos (20 February 2019). "Teo Quintero: para mí sería un orgullo representar a Venezuela".
  2. ^ "SPARTA VERSTERKT ZICH MET QUINTERO" [SPARTA STRENGTHENS ITSELF WITH QUINTERO] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ @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.
  4. ^ @SeleVinotinto (19 September 2022). "𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Twitter.
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