Michael Quiñónez

Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza (born June 21, 1984[1] in Pedro Carbo, Guayas), is an Ecuadorian football attacking midfielder who plays for L.D.U. Portoviejo.[2]

Michael Quiñónez
Personal information
Full name Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza
Date of birth (1984-06-21) June 21, 1984
Place of birth Pedro Carbo, Guayas, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 L.D.U. Portoviejo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Club Social Deportivo Talleres 69 (1)
2001–2007 ESPOLI 69 (10)
2003 → Deportivo Quevedo (loan) 69 (0)
2008 Santos 69 (2)
2009–2010 El Nacional 61 (10)
2010–2011 Deportivo Quito 23 (2)
2012–2014 Barcelona 75 (3)
2015–2016 LDU Quito 29 (3)
2016–2017 Mushuc Runa 28 (2)
2017 Aucas 7 (2)
2018– LDU Portoviejo 1 (0)
National team
2009–2011 Ecuador 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 16, 2017

Club career

Quiñónez played for Ecuadorian clubs Quevedo and Espoli before moving to Santos.[1][3] Santos signed him in February 2008,[4][5][6] along with Colombian Mauricio Molina.[7] He made his debut on February 13, 2008, starting against Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia in the Copa Libertadores 2008.[8] Michael Quiñónez scored his first goal for Santos on April 1, 2008, when his club beat Bolivian club San José 7–0 for the Copa Libertadores.[9]

On January 6, 2009, he signed for 13-time Ecuadorian champions El Nacional.[10]

International career

Despite his attention-gaining move to Brazilian football in 2008, Quiñonez was not noticed by national team coach Sixto Vizuete until March 2009, when he was called up for a friendly game against El Salvador. He made his debut as a left-side midfielder in the 3-1 loss to the Salvadorans. His prolific performances with El Nacional, however, have earned him another chance with the Ecuadorian national team, and he was called up to the squad to replace injured forward Carlos Tenorio for the extremely important last two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against Uruguay and Chile.

References
  1. "Espoli". Football Squads. Archived from the original on October 14, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  2. "Botafogo nega contratação de equatoriano" (in Portuguese). Lancenet. February 2, 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  3. "Quiñonez busca sucesso na Libertadores da América" (in Portuguese). Santos Futebol Clube official website. Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  4. "Peixe confirma Molina e traz equatoriano" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.com. February 3, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  5. "Michael Quiñonez al Santos de Brasil, lo confirmaron los dirigentes y el jugador" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. February 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  6. "El Santos hizo el esfuerzo y dejó al Botafogo sin Michael Quiñónez" (in Spanish). Fútbol Ecuador.com. February 2, 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  7. "Santos continue Libertadores reinforcement". Goal.com. February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  8. "Leão poupa estreantes estrangeiros de críticas" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. February 14, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  9. "Santos massacra San José-BOL pela Copa Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Estadão. April 1, 2008. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
  10. "Michael Quiñónez presentado oficialmente" (in Spanish). El Nacional official website. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
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