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Darwin Quintero
Colombian footballer (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Colombian cyclist, see Carlos Quintero (cyclist).
Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba (born 19 September 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira. Quintero is also known by his nickname of El Científico del Gol (The Goal Scientist).[3][4] He has played various roles throughout his career, spending time leading the line as a striker, playing out wide as a winger, and playing underneath another striker as a second striker and central attacking midfielder throughout his career.[3][5] His main attributes throughout his career have been his pace, creativity, and dribbling ability.[3][6][7]
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![]() Quintero playing for Minnesota United FC in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Tumaco, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Pereira | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Deportes Tolima | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Deportes Tolima | 55 | (24) |
2007–2008 | Krylia Sovetov | 11 | (1) |
2008 | → Deportivo Pereira (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2008 | Deportivo Pereira | 22 | (13) |
2009–2014 | Santos Laguna | 225 | (66) |
2014–2018 | América | 107 | (17) |
2018–2019 | Minnesota United | 57 | (21) |
2020–2022 | Houston Dynamo | 73 | (18) |
2023 | América de Cali | 42 | (5) |
2024- | Deportivo Pereira | 18 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2012 | Colombia | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013 |
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