Jairo Quinteros

{{short description|Bolivian footballer (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{family name hatnote|Quinteros|Sierra|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jairo Quinteros

| image = Jairo Quinteros Sierra.jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname = Jairo Quinteros Sierra

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|2|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz, Bolivia

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.realzaragoza.com/equipo/quinteros |title=Jairo Quinteros |language=es |publisher=Real Zaragoza |access-date=16 October 2022}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Bolívar

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

| youthclubs1 = Valencia

| years1 = 2020–2022

| clubs1 = Inter Miami

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = → Bolívar (loan)

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = Inter Miami II

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Zaragoza

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = Bolívar

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Bolivia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2020

| nationalteam2 = Bolivia U23

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Bolivia

| nationalcaps3 = 22

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 20:12, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 20:12, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

}}

Jairo Quinteros Sierra (born 7 February 2001) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bolívar and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Quinteros began his career at the youth academy of La Liga side Valencia.{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Khobi |title=Inter Miami CF acquire Bolivian defender Jairo Quinteros, sign Colombian center back Andrés Reyes on a yearlong loan |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/soccer/inter-miami/fl-sp-inter-miami-andres-reyes-20200213-h52zpmink5bmforrjjkbrkhnji-story.html |accessdate=15 August 2020 |publisher=Sun-Sentinel |date=February 13, 2020}} After spending a few years in Spain, on February 12, 2020, Quinteros signed with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. After signing with the club he was immediately loaned out to Club Bolívar in his native Bolivia's Primera División.

Quinteros made his professional debut for Club Bolívar on February 27 against Real Santa Cruz. He started and played the entire match as Bolívar won 4–2.{{cite web |title=Santa Cruz 2–4 Club Bolívar |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/27/bolivia/lfpb/real-santa-cruz-bol/club-bolivar/3212752/ |website=Soccerway}}

On 16 August 2022, Quinteros and Miami mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/inter-miami-mutually-part-ways-with-defender-jairo-quinteros|title=Inter Miami mutually part ways with defender Jairo Quinteros | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}} On 1 September, he returned to Spain after signing a two-year deal with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.{{cite web|url=https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/bienvenido-jairo-quinteros|title=¡Bienvenido, Jairo Quinteros!|trans-title=Welcome, Jairo Quinteros!|publisher=Real Zaragoza|language=es|date=1 September 2022|accessdate=2 September 2022}}

On 3 July 2023, Quinteros returned to Bolívar on a permanent deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/acuerdo-con-el-club-bolivar-para-el-traspaso-de-jairo-quinteros|title=Acuerdo con el Club Bolívar para el traspaso de Jairo Quinteros|trans-title=Agreement with Club Bolívar for the transfer of Jairo Quinteros|publisher=Real Zaragoza|language=es|date=3 July 2023|accessdate=3 July 2023}}

International career

Quinteros has represented Bolivia at the under-20 and under-23 levels. On 2 January 2019, Quinteros was selected as part of the Bolivia U20 side for the 2019 U-20 Sudamericano. He played every match as Bolivia finished last in their group.{{cite news |title=Inter Miami CF Signs Bolivian Youth International Defender Jairo Quinteros |url=https://www.intermiamicf.com/en/post/2020/02/12/inter-miami-cf-signs-bolivian-youth-international-defender-jairo-quinteros |accessdate=August 15, 2020 |publisher=Inter Miami CF |date=February 12, 2020}} He represented the senior Bolivia national team in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Venezuela on 3 June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/match/400104552/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224043221/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/match/400104552/|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2020|title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - South America - Matches - Bolivia - Venezuela |website=www.fifa.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 12 August 2023}}{{soccerway|jairo-quinteros-sierra/572171}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|Cup

!colspan=2|Continental

!colspan=2|Other

!colspan=2|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan=3|Inter Miami

|2020

|Major League Soccer

|0

000000000
2022

|Major League Soccer

|4

020000060
colspan=2|Total

!4||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||6||0

rowspan=3|Club Bolívar (loan)

|2020

|Bolivian Primera División

|11

1002{{efn|name=CoL|Appearances in Copa Libertadores}}0colspan="2"|—131
2021

|Bolivian Primera División

|26

0009{{efn|Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana}}1colspan="2"|—351
colspan=2|Total

!37

10011100482
Inter Miami II

|2022

|MLS Next Pro

|2

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
Real Zaragoza

|2022–23

|Segunda División

|1

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
Club Bolívar

|2023

|Bolivian Primera División

|5

0201{{efn|name=CoL}}0colspan="2"|—80
colspan=3|Career total

!49||1||4||0||12||1||0||0||65||2

{{Notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|match played 21 June 2023}}{{NFT player|id=82720|name=Quinteros, Jairo|access-date=31 May 2021}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Bolivia

|2021

110
202240
202330
colspan=2|Total||18||0

References

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