Xavi Quintillà

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Xavi Quintillà
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Quintillà playing for Barcelona in 2012
Personal information
Full name Xavier Quintillà Guasch [1]
Date of birth (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lleida, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 19
Youth career
2002–2009 Lleida
2009–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Barcelona B 8 (0)
2016–2017 → Lleida Esportiu (loan) 29 (0)
2017–2019 Villarreal B 52 (4)
2018–2022 Villarreal 26 (0)
2020–2021 → Norwich City (loan) 11 (2)
2021–2022 → Leganés (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2023 Santa Clara 13 (1)
2023–2024 Alcorcón 22 (0)
2024– APOEL 17 (2)
International career
2012 Spain U16 3 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U17 6 (0)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2015 Spain U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024

Xavier "Xavi" Quintillà Guasch (born 23 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.

Contents

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Quintillà joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009, from hometown UE Lleida. [3] After finishing his graduation, he was promoted to the reserves in July 2015, after the club's relegation to Segunda División B. [4]

Quintillà made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 2–1 loss at UE Cornellà. [5] On 26 August of the following year, after contributing with only eight league appearances, he was loaned to fellow third division side Lleida Esportiu for the campaign. [6]

On 1 September 2017, Quintillà terminated his contract with Barça. [7]

Villarreal

On 1 September 2017, just hours after leaving Barcelona, Quintillà joined Villarreal CF and was initially assigned to the B-team. [8] On 1 November of the following year, he made his first-team debut by starting in a 3–3 away draw against UD Almería, for the season's Copa del Rey. [9] On 30 March 2019 he made his La Liga debut, playing all but the final two minutes of a 3–2 loss at RC Celta de Vigo. [10]

Promoted to the main squad for the 2019–20 season, Quintillà featured sparingly but still renewed his contract until 2023 on 25 February 2020. [11]

On 18 August 2020, Quintillà joined EFL Championship side Norwich City on loan. [12] [13] He scored his first goal in a 3–1 win against Queens Park Rangers the following 24 April, [14] and ended his spell at Carrow Road as a title winner. [15]

Quintillà joined Segunda División side Leganés on a season-long loan deal on 10 July 2021, with an option to buy. [16] He played just over a third of the games in a mid-table finish, scoring once to equalise in a 1–1 home draw with SD Ponferradina on 12 December. [17]

Santa Clara

On 4 July 2022, free agent Quintillà signed for two years at C.D. Santa Clara of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. [18]

Alcorcón

On 11 August 2023, Quintillà returned to Spain and its second division, after signing for AD Alcorcón. [19]

APOEL

On 5 June 2024, free agent Quintillà signed for one year at APOEL. APOEL FC of the Stoiximan Cyprus League.

Personal life

Quintillà's older brother, Jordi, is also a footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Both were at Barcelona together. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 July 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2015–16 Segunda División B 80———80
Lleida Esportiu (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B29020——310
Villarreal B 2017–18 Segunda División B301———301
2018–19 223———223
Total524———524
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 7010—1 [a] 090
2019–20 19040——230
Total26050—10320
Norwich City (loan) 2020–21 Championship 11210——122
Leganés (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 15130——181
Santa Clara 2022–23 Primeira Liga 1310040—171
Alcorcón 2023–24 Segunda División22020——240
Career total176813040101968
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Barcelona

Norwich City

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ↑ AcoresPRO.com, André Amaral-. "Clube Desportivo Santa Clara » Plantel" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Xavi Quintillà, un cadete entre juveniles" [Xavi Quintillà, a cadete among the juveniles] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Barça B: Several Juvenil players to begin pre-season with the second team". Sport. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "2–1: el Barça B cae en Cornellà en el último minuto y de penalti" [2–1: Barça B falls in Cornellà in the last minute and in a penalty] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Quinti jugarà cedit una temporada al Lleida Esportiu" [Qunti will play on loan one season at Lleida Esportiu] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Desvinculación de Quintillà" [Departure of Quintillà] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Xavi Quintillà refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Villarreal B" [Xavi Quintillà bolsters the left back of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "El Villarreal deja con vida al Almería (3–3)" [Villarreal leave Almería alive (3–3)] (in Spanish). Nostre Sport. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Hurtado, José Luis (30 March 2019). "Iago Aspas VI de Vigo" [Iago Aspas VI of Vigo] (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Quintillà renueva hasta el 2023" [Quintillà renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Quintillà jugará cedido en el Norwich City" [Quintillà will play on loan at Norwich City] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "City complete signing of Villarreal defender Xavi Quintilla". Norwich City F.C. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "QPR 1–3 Norwich". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. 1 2 Davitt, Paddy (10 July 2021). "City title winner seals Spanish move". The Pink'un . Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "City title winner seals Spanish move". Eastern Daily Press . 10 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  17. ↑ Casas, Jacobo (12 December 2021). "La Ponferradina saca un empate en Butarque ante el Leganés (1-1) y sigue en la segunda posición" [Ponferradina get a draw in Butarque against Leganés (1-1) and continue in second position] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE . Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "OFICIAL: Santa Clara contrata lateral-esquerdo formado no Barcelona" [OFFICIAL: Santa Clara sign left-back formed at Barcelona] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Xavi Quintillà, nuevo fichaje de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Xavi Quintillà, new signing of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ Xavi Quintillà at Soccerway
  22. ↑ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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