Alex Quintanilla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Quintanilla Urionabarrenetxea | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Danok Bat | ||
| 2000–2009 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2008–2009 | → Danok Bat (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Bilbao Athletic | 35 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Portugalete (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Alavés | 29 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Valencia B | 42 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Barakaldo | 78 | (5) |
| 2016– | Almería | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2016. | |||
Alexander 'Alex' Quintanilla Urionabarrenetxea (born 2 July 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Quintanilla finished his graduation with Danok Bat CF, on loan from Athletic Bilbao. In the 2009 summer he was loaned to Club Portugalete in Tercera División, making his senior debut for the club during the campaign.
In June 2010 Quintanilla returned to Athletic, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1] On 19 July 2011, after featuring regularly, he signed a one-year deal with fellow league team Deportivo Alavés.[2]
On 10 July 2012 Quintanilla signed for another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla also in the third tier.[3] He was called up to the first team by manager Mauricio Pellegrino for the pre-season,[4] and was also an unused substitute in a 2–0 Copa del Rey away win against CA Osasuna on 11 December.[5]
On 29 January 2014, Quintanilla signed a six-month contract with Barakaldo CF.[6] He was an undisputed starter for the club during the following two seasons, contributing with three goals in 36 appearances in 2015–16.
On 22 July 2016, Quintanilla signed a two-year deal with Segunda División club UD Almería.[7] He made his professional debut on 6 September, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey home loss against Rayo Vallecano.[8]
Personal life
Quintanilla's father, Txirri, was also a footballer and a defender. He too was groomed at Athletic.[9]
References
- ↑ "Álex Quintanilla vuelve al Bilbao Atletic [sic]" [Álex Quintanilla returns to Bilbao Atletic] (in Spanish). El Correo. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sendoa, Azkorra, Quintanilla y Nájera, nuevos jugadores del Deportivo Alavés" [Sendoa, Azkorra, Quintanilla and Nájera, new players of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Quintanilla firma por tres años" [Quintanilla signs for three years] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "El canterano de la semana: Alex Quintanilla, un central de Lezama para el Valencia" [The youth player of the week: Alex Quintanilla, a Lezama stopper to Valencia] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Se repite la historia en el Reyno" [The history repeats itself at the Reyno] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Álex Quintanilla ficha por el Barakaldo C.F." [Álex Quintanilla signs for Barakaldo C.F.] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "El Almería ficha al centrocampista Diamanka y al central Alex Quintanilla" [Almería sign central midfielder Diamanka and stopper Alex Quintanilla] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "El Rayo se toma su venganza y elimina al Almería" [Rayo take their vengeance and knock out Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ "Yo jugué en el Real Betis: Txirri" [I played at Real Betis: Txirri] (in Spanish). Vavel. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- Alex Quintanilla profile at BDFutbol
- Alex Quintanilla profile at Soccerway