Jordi Quintillà
Jordi Quintillà Guasch (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði kintiˈʎa ˈɣwask]; born 25 October 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an defensive midfielder for St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League.
| Quintillà with Barcelona in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordi Quintillà Guasch | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Lleida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2021 | St. Gallen | 98 | (17) |
| 2021–2022 | Basel | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | St. Gallen | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2022 | |||
Club career
Barcelona
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.[2]
On 10 January 2013, Quintillà was loaned to Segunda División B's CF Badalona, until June.[3] 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.[4]
Ajaccio
On 25 July 2014, Quintillà signed a three-year deal with French Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio, after the expiry of his contract with Barça.[5] He made his professional debut on 29 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Stade Lavallois.[6]
North America
On 6 August 2015, Sporting Kansas City announced that they had signed Quintillà.[7] 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 U.S. Open Cup final on 30 September that year.[8]
Quintillà was released by Sporting Kansas City on 23 June 2016.[9] The following 9 February, he signed with North American Soccer League side Puerto Rico FC.[10]
Switzerland
On 19 June 2018, Quintillà returned to Europe, joining FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Super League on a two-year deal.[11]
In March 2021, it was announced that Quintillà would sign with FC Basel as his contract with St. Gallen expired.[12] He joined the club on 1 July for their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen.[13] After playing in five test games, Quintillà played his debut for his new club in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, a home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 22 July 2021 as Basel won 3–0 against Partizani Tirana.[14] On 22 January 2022, Quintillà returned to St. Gallen on a 3.5-year contract.[15] During his short period with Basel Quintillà played a total of 24 games for them without scoring a goal. Eight of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup, seven in the Conference League and seven were friendly games.[16]
Personal life
Quintillà's younger brother, Xavi, is also a footballer, who plays as a defender. Both were in the Barcelona youth system together.[17]
References
- ^ "FC St.Gallen 1879 | Quintilla Jordi". FC St. Gallen (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sporting KC signs midfielder Jordi Quintilla". Sporting KC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ McCarthy, Kyle (30 September 2015). "Sporting KC defeat Philadelphia Union on penalties to win Open Cup". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Sporting KC waives midfielder Jordi Quintilla". MLS. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "FC Barcelona Academy Product Jordi Quintillà Joins Puerto Rico FC". NASL. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "St. Gallen verpflichtet Jordi Quintilla" [St. Gallen sign Jordi Quintillà] (in German). Fussball.ch. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Brägger, Christian (17 March 2021). "Super League - Heisses Gerücht: Quintillà soll bereits beim FC Basel unterschrieben haben". St.Galler Tagblatt (in German).
- ^ Weber, Jakob (7 July 2021). "Ein Studium, zwei Nebenjobs, fünf Sprachen: Der FCB-Spieler Jordi Quintilla im Porträt". bz - Zeitung für die Region Basel (in German).
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (22 July 2021). "3:0 gegen Partizani – klarer Sieg zum Saisonauftakt". 3:0 against Partizani – clear victory to start the season (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Jordi Quintillà zurück zum FCSG" (Press release) (in German). St. Gallen. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2022). "Jordi Quintillà - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "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.