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.
 Quintillà playing for Barcelona in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Quintillà Guasch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1996 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 3 | (1) |
| 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 19 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editBarcelona
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editOn 4 July 2022, free agent Quintillà signed for two years at C.D. Santa Clara of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[18]
Alcorcón
editOn 11 August 2023, Quintillà returned to Spain and its second division, after signing for AD Alcorcón.[19]
APOEL
editOn 5 June 2024, free agent Quintillà signed for one year at APOEL. APOEL FC of the Stoiximan Cyprus League.
Personal life
editQuintillà's older brother, Jordi, is also a footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Both were at Barcelona together.[20]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 8 July 2024[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Lleida Esportiu (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | — | — | — | 52 | 4 | |||||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Santa Clara | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Alcorcón | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editBarcelona
Norwich City
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ AcoresPRO.com, André Amaral-. "Clube Desportivo Santa Clara » Plantel" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Xavi Quintillà, un cadete entre juveniles" [Xavi Quintillà, a cadete among the juveniles] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Barça B: Several Juvenil players to begin pre-season with the second team". Sport. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Desvinculación de Quintillà" [Departure of Quintillà] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hurtado, José Luis (30 March 2019). "Iago Aspas VI de Vigo" [Iago Aspas VI of Vigo] (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Quintillà renueva hasta el 2023" [Quintillà renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "City complete signing of Villarreal defender Xavi Quintilla". Norwich City F.C. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "QPR 1–3 Norwich". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b Davitt, Paddy (10 July 2021). "City title winner seals Spanish move". The Pink'un. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "City title winner seals Spanish move". Eastern Daily Press. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Xavi Quintillà at Soccerway
- ^ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
External links
edit- Xavi Quintillà at BDFutbol
- Xavi Quintillà at Soccerway