Domingos Quina

Domingos Quina

Quina coming on as a substitute for West Ham United in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Domingos Quina [1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pafos
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2012	Benfica
2012–2016	Chelsea
2016	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	West Ham United	0	(0)
2018–2023	Watford	26	(2)
2021	→ Granada (loan)	8	(2)
2021	→ Fulham (loan)	2	(0)
2022	→ Barnsley (loan)	16	(2)
2022–2023	→ Elche (loan)	10	(0)
2023	→ Rotherham United (loan)	8	(0)
2023–2024	Udinese	2	(0)
2024	→ Vizela (loan)	13	(0)
2024–	Pafos	11	(1)
International career‡
2015–2016	Portugal U17	14	(8)
2016	Portugal U18	3	(0)
2016–2018	Portugal U19	21	(2)
2017–2019	Portugal U20	11	(1)
2019	Portugal U21	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Portugal UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2018 Finland Runner-up 2017 Georgia UEFA European U17 Championship Winner 2016 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2020

Domingos Quina (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Pafos.

Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal at international youth level. He is the son of former Portugal international defender Samuel Quina. ^[3]

Club career

West Ham United

Having spent time at the academies of Benfica and Chelsea, he was offered a contract by Arsenal, ^[4] but Quina decided to sign for West Ham United in May 2016 with the expectation that he would join the squad in July 2016 and sign a professional contract on his 17th birthday in November 2016. ^[5] He made his debut, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Michail Antonio, against NK Domzale in the Europa League on 28 July 2016 and also played a part in the second leg in a 3–0 win in the club's first ever match at London Stadium. ^{[6] [7]} On 3 October 2016, Quina scored a widely praised goal for West Ham Under-23s, by scoring a chip from near the halfway line against Leicester City's Under-23 side. ^{[8] [9]}

Having turned 17, Quina signed his first professional contract with West Ham in November 2016 which could keep him at the club until 2019. ^[10] In the same year, he received two nominations for Premier League 2 Player of the Month for October, merited for his performances against Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion respectively. ^[11] His performances for West Ham Under-23s saw Sky Sports describe Quina as a "wonderkid". ^[4]

Watford

On 9 August 2018, Quina signed for Watford on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £1 million. ^{[12] [13]} He made his Watford debut on 29 August in a second round EFL Cup game away to Reading. With Watford already leading 1–0, Quina scored with a driving shot, described as "superb", from 30 yards to make to score 2–0, the final result. ^[14] He made his Premier League debut for the club on 4 December 2018 coming as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss against Manchester City ^[15] and his first league start in the following match, on 10 December 2018, in a 2–2 away draw against Everton. ^[16] On 15 December, he became the youngest Watford player to score in the Premier League, in a match against Cardiff City. ^[17]

Loan spells

On 1 February 2021, Quina joined La Liga side Granada on loan until the end of the season. ^[18]

On 31 August 2021, Quina joined recently relegated Championship side Fulham on a season-long loan deal with the club holding the option to make the deal permanent. ^[19]

On 1 February 2022, Quina joined Championship side Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[20] He scored his first goal for the club against Queens Park Rangers on 12 February 2022. ^[21] The loan was terminated on 26 April 2022 after Barnsley were relegated. ^[22]

On 16 August 2022, Quina returned to Spain and its top tier after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Elche. ^[23] The deal was cut short on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, and Quina immediately moved to fellow Championship side Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[24]

Udinese

On 1 July 2023, Quina joined Serie A club Udinese for an undisclosed fee. ^[25]

On 29 January 2024, Udinese sent Quina on loan to Primeira Liga club Vizela until the end of the 2023–24 season. ^{[26] [27]}

Pafos

On 3 September 2024, Quina signed with Pafos in Cyprus. ^[28]

International career

Having moved to Portugal as a young child, Quina has represented that nation at the under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. He won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Portugal in May 2016. ^{[29] [4]} In July 2018, he was a member of the U19 team which won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship beating Italy U19 4–3 after extra time. ^{[30] [31] [32]}

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham U-23s	2016–17 [33]	Premier League 2	—		—		—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	2017–18 [34]		—		—		—		—		4 [a]	0	4	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
West Ham United	2016–17 [33]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	—		2	0
	2017–18 [34]		0	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
Watford	2018–19 [35]	Premier League	8	1	3	0	2	1	—		—		13	2
	2019–20 [36]		4	0	2	0	3	0	—		—		9	0
	2020–21 [37]	Championship	14	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		15	1
	2021–22 [38]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2022–23 [39]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		26	2	5	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	37	3
Granada (loan)	2020–21 [40]	La liga	8	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		8	2
Fulham (loan)	2021–22 [38]	Championship	2	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Barnsley (loan)	2021–22 [38]	Championship	16	2	0	0	—		—		—		16	2
Elche (loan)	2022–23 [39]	La Liga	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Rotherham United (loan)	2022–23 [39]	Championship	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Udinese	2023–24	Serie A	2	0	1	0	—		—		—		3	0
Vizela (loan)	2023–24	Primeira Liga	13	0	1	0	—		—		—		14	0
Pafos	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	11	1	0	0	—		5	0	0	0	16	1
Career total			96	7	10	0	10	1	7	0	5	0	128	8

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Portugal U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2016

Portugal U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2018 ^[41]

Individual

• 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament ^[42]
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018 ^[43]

References

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4. "West Ham's Domingos Quina wanted by Arsenal". Sky Sports. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
5. "Hammers sign young forward Quina". West Ham United F.C. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
6. "NK Domzale 2–1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
7. "West Ham United 3-0 NK Domzale (agg 4-2)". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
8. "West Ham's 16-year-old wonderkid Domingos Quina beats keeper from 40 yards with sublime lob". Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
9. "Quina wonder goal gives West Ham winning start". Premier League. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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14. "Reading 0–2 Watford: Domingos Quina scores as Javi Gracia's side keep up 100% start". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
15. "Bernardo Silva sofre para vencer Watford de Domingos Quina". Maisfutebol. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
16. McNulty, Phil (10 December 2018). "Everton 2–2 Watford: Lucas Digne's late free-kick rescues point for hosts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
17. Falkingham, Katie (15 December 2018). "Watford 3–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
18. "El Granada acuerda con el Watford la cesión de Domingos Quina" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
19. "Quina Joins On Loan". www.fulhamfc.com. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
20. "Quina arrives on deadline day". Barnsley FC. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
21. "Barnsley 1-0 QPR". BBC. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
22. "BASSI, QUINA & GOMES TO DEPART" (Press release). Barnsley. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
23. "OFICIAL | El Elche C.F. incorpora a Domingos Quina" [OFFICIAL | Elche C.F. sign Domingos Quina] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
24. "Signing | Loan capture of Quina completes January incomings". Rotherham United FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
25. "Midfielder Quina and defender Gaspar leave Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
26. "Domingos Quina para o meio-campo" [Domingos Quina for the midfield] (in Portuguese). Vizela. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
27. "Quina in prestito al Vizela" [Quina on loan at Vizela] (in Italian). Udinese. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
28. "DOMINGOS QUINA JOINS PAFOS FC!". Pafos. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
29. Kundert, Tom (21 May 2016). "Portugal crowned U17 Champions of Europe!". PortuGOAL.net. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
30. "Quina becomes European champion for a second time!". West Ham United F.C. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
31. "Italy 3-4 Portugal". UEFA. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
32. "Domingos Quina, Moise Kean, Joao Filipe impress at Under-19 Euros". Sky Sports. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
33. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
34. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
35. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
36. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
37. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
38. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
39. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
40. "Games played by Domingos Quina in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
41. "Under-19 - Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA . Retrieved 30 July 2018.
42. "Technical Reportfinals" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
43. "Under-19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

External links

• Watford player profile
• Domingos Quina at Soccerway