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Michael Quiñónez
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1984)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-06-21) June 21, 1984 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Carbo, Guayas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Ecuador | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 16, 2017 | |||
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]
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 El Salvador. His prolific performances with El Nacional, however, have earned him another chance with the Ecuador 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 fixtures against Uruguay and Chile.
- "Espoli". Football Squads. Archived from the original on October 14, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- "Botafogo nega contratação de equatoriano" (in Portuguese). Lancenet. February 2, 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
- "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.
- "Peixe confirma Molina e traz equatoriano" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte.com. February 3, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Santos continue Libertadores reinforcement". Goal.com. February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
- "Leão poupa estreantes estrangeiros de críticas" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. February 14, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- "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.
- "Michael Quiñónez presentado oficialmente" (in Spanish). El Nacional official website. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- Michael Quiñónez at Soccerway