Jordi Quintillà

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Jordi Quintillà
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Quintillà with Barcelona in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jordi Quintillà Guasch
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Lleida, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfield
Club information
Current team
 St. Gallen
Number 8
Youth career
1999–2009 Lleida
2009–2012 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2013 → Badalona (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2014 → Hospitalet (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 Ajaccio 16 (0)
2015–2016 Sporting Kansas City 14 (0)
2016 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Puerto Rico FC 28 (3)
2018– St. Gallen 86 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2021
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintillà and the second or maternal family name is Guasch.

Jordi Quintillà Guasch (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði kintiˈʎa ˈɣwask]; born 25 October 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League.

Club career[]

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Quintillà joined UE Lleida's youth setup in 1999, aged only six. In 2009, he moved to FC Barcelona's La Masia, and was promoted to the latter's reserve team in June 2012.[1]

On 10 January 2013, Quintillà was loaned to Segunda División B's CF Badalona, until June.[2] He made his senior debuts for the club, scoring his first goal on 24 February, in a 2–0 home win against Villarreal CF B.

On 26 August 2013, Quintillà moved to CE L'Hospitalet also in the third level, in a season-long loan deal.[3] On 25 July of the following year he signed a three-year deal with French Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio, after the expiry of his contract with Barça.[4]

Quintillà made his professional debut on 29 August 2014, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Stade Lavallois.[5]

On 6 August 2015, Sporting Kansas City announced that they had signed Quintillà to play for their club.[6] While he did not score in 15 appearances, he did net the winner in the penalty shootout as they won away to the Philadelphia Union in the Lamar Hunt final on 30 September that year.[7]

Quintillà was released by Sporting Kansas City on 23 June 2016.[8] The following 9 February, he signed with North American Soccer League side Puerto Rico FC.[9]

On 19 June 2018, Quintillà returned to Europe, joining FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Super League on a two-year deal.[10]

Personal life[]

Quintillà's younger brother, Xavi, is also a footballer, who plays as a defender. Both were in the Barcelona youth system together.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jordi Quintillà: La sorpresa del Barça B" [Jordi Quintillà: Barça B's surprise] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Jordi Quintillà se va cedido al Badalona" [Jordi Quintillà goes on loan to Badalona] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Miguel Maza, Jordi Quintillà y Sergio Ayala dejan el Barça B" [Miguel Maza, Jordi Quintillà and Sergio Ayala leave Barça B] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ "El ex barcelonista Jordi Quintillà ficha por el Ajaccio" [Former barcelonista Jordi Quintillà signs for Ajaccio] (in Spanish). Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Stade Lavallois: Face à Ajaccio, les Tangos peuvent nourrir des regrets (0–0)" [Stade Lavallois: Against Ajaccio, the Tangos can nurse any regrets (0–0)] (in French). 3 Pays de la Loire. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Sporting KC signs midfielder Jordi Quintilla". Sporting KC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ McCarthy, Kyle (30 September 2015). "Sporting KC defeat Philadelphia Union on penalties to win Open Cup". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Sporting KC waives midfielder Jordi Quintilla". MLS. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ "FC Barcelona Academy Product Jordi Quintillà Joins Puerto Rico FC". NASL. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  10. ^ "St. Gallen verpflichtet Jordi Quintilla" [St. Gallen sign Jordi Quintillà] (in German). Fussball.ch. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Jordi Quintillà: Su ídolo es su hermano pequeño" [Jordi Quintillà: His idol is his younger brother]. Sport (in Spanish). 6 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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