Tiago Quintal

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Tiago Quintal
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 18) [1]
Place of birth Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Youth career
Baulkham Hills FC
2018– Sydney FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Sydney FC NPL 28 (9)
2024– Sydney FC 11 (1)
International career‡
2022–2023 Australia U17 7 (4)
2024– Australia U20 13 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Winner 2025 China Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025

Tiago Quintal (born 16 June 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.

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Early life

Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Quintal is of Portuguese and Italian descent. [2] He was enrolled at King Park Public School during primary school before attending Westfields Sports High School. [3] Quintal is a supporter of Premier League club Chelsea and idolised Eden Hazard and Adrian Mierzejewski. [2]

Club career

Sydney FC

Quintal began playing football for Baulkham Hills FC in their junior age group before signing for Sydney FC at the age of 11. [4] In 2023, Quintal initially played for the under-20s – already two age groups above – before being promoted to Sydney FC Youth, who played in the National Premier Leagues NSW. [5] He also spent time on a two-week trial in France at Lyon Academy. [3]

In April 2024, Quintal signed his first professional contract for three years with Sydney FC, having made one bench appearance prior in the 2023–24 A-League season. [2]

International career

Quintal received his first international call-up with the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. [3] [6] He featured in all three matches, starting in two of them. [4] Quintal was recalled for the under-17 side ahead of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup campaign. [7] He made two appearances as Australia reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Japan. [8] Prior to this, he scored four goals during the qualification stage with two goals each in the matches against Northern Mariana Islands, [9] and Cambodia. [10]

Style of play

Mainly positioned as an attacking midfielder, Quintal is described as having quick feet and awareness, allowing him to navigate himself out of any situation. [4] [11] He is described by coach Ufuk Talay as a creative player that "can play between the lines" and a good dribbler in one-v-one situations, with a natural goal-scoring ability. [2]

Career statistics

As of 10 October 2022 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney FC NPL 2022 [12] NPL NSW 40——40
2023 [12] NPL NSW10——10
Career total50000050

References

  1. 1 2 "T. Quintal: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sydney FC Academy Attacker Signed To A-League Contract". Sydney FC. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Kemp, Emma (22 March 2023). "'It's not luck': the winning formula behind a sporting talent factory". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Jones, Shane (5 October 2022). "Australia out to get the job done to make Asian Cup". Herald Sun. The Goulburn Valley News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Academy Squads confirmed for 2023 NPL NSW season". Sydney FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Six Sky Blues In U16 Australia Squad". Sydney FC. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Four Sky Blues named in Australian U17's". Sydney FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sydney Academy players' U17's Asian Cup run ends". Sydney FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Curulli, Chris (5 October 2022). "Subway Joeys comfortably defeat Northern Mariana Islands in Shepparton opener". Football Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Curulli, Chris (7 October 2022). "Subway Joeys stay top with ten-goal Cambodia victory". Football Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Street, Phoebe (4 October 2022). "NSW junior football players to watch: Best young talent in U16 boys, U18 girls". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Tiago Quintal – Player Profile". Football NSW. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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