Michael Quiñónez

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 Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Talleres 5 (1)
20012007 ESPOLI 101 (10)
2003Deportivo Quevedo (loan) 6 (0)
2008 Santos 15 (2)
20092010 El Nacional 61 (10)
20102011 Deportivo Quito 23 (2)
20122014 Barcelona 75 (3)
2015 LDU Quito 29 (3)
National team
2010– Ecuador 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 20, 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 16, 2010

Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza (born June 21, 1984[1] in Pedro Carbo, Guayas), is an Ecuadorian football attacking midfielder.[2]

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 70 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. 1 2 "Espoli". Football Squads. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  2. "Botafogo nega contratação de equatoriano" (in Portuguese). Lancenet. February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  3. "Quiñonez busca sucesso na Libertadores da América" (in Portuguese). Santos Futebol Clube official website. 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. 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. 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. 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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