Tiago Quintal
{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2024}}
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| birth_place = Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia{{cite web |title=Sydney FC Academy Attacker Signed To A-League Contract |url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-fc-academy-attacker-signed-to-a-league-contract/ |publisher=Sydney FC |access-date=28 April 2024 |language=en-AU |date=24 April 2024}}
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| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Sydney FC
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| youthclubs1 = Baulkham Hills FC
| youthyears2 = 2018–
| youthclubs2 = Sydney FC
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Sydney FC NPL
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Sydney FC
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = Australia U17
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Australia U20
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 3 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 2 March 2025
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{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-20 Asian Cup}}
{{Medal|Winner|2025 China|Team}}
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Tiago Quintal (born 16 June 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
Early life
Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Quintal is of Portuguese and Italian descent. He was enrolled at King Park Public School during primary school before attending Westfields Sports High School.{{cite web |last1=Kemp |first1=Emma |title='It's not luck': the winning formula behind a sporting talent factory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/22/its-not-luck-the-winning-formula-behind-a-sporting-talent-factory |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=22 March 2023}} Quintal is a supporter of Premier League club Chelsea and idolised Eden Hazard and Adrian Mierzejewski. ...
Club career
= Sydney FC =
Quintal began playing football for Baulkham Hills FC in their junior age group before signing for Sydney FC at the age of 11.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Shane |title=Australia out to get the job done to make Asian Cup |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/goulburn-valley/australia-out-to-get-the-job-done-to-make-asian-cup/news-story/3c1122092fb9e684bab6da96ea62d616?amp&nk=ad186ce3162b909333bef18b79f140b1-1699081540 |website=Herald Sun |publisher=The Goulburn Valley News |access-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231104070532/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/goulburn-valley/australia-out-to-get-the-job-done-to-make-asian-cup/news-story/3c1122092fb9e684bab6da96ea62d616?amp&nk=ad186ce3162b909333bef18b79f140b1-1699081540 |archive-date=4 November 2023 |date=5 October 2022}} In 2023, Quintal initially played for the under-20s – already two age groups above – before being promoted to Sydney FC Youth, who played in the National Premier Leagues NSW.{{cite web |title=Academy Squads confirmed for 2023 NPL NSW season |url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/academy-squads-confirmed-for-2023-npl-nsw-season |publisher=Sydney FC |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=12 January 2023}} He also spent time on a two-week trial in France at Lyon Academy.
In April 2024, Quintal signed his first professional contract for three years with Sydney FC, having made one bench appearance prior in the 2023–24 A-League season.
International career
Quintal received his first international call-up with the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.{{cite web |title=Six Sky Blues In U16 Australia Squad |url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/six-sky-blues-in-u16-australia-squad |publisher=Sydney FC |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=28 July 2022}} He featured in all three matches, starting in two of them. Quintal was recalled for the under-17 side ahead of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup campaign.{{cite web |title=Four Sky Blues named in Australian U17's |url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/four-sky-blues-named-in-australian-u17s |publisher=Sydney FC |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=13 June 2023}} He made two appearances as Australia reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Japan.{{cite web |title=Sydney Academy players' U17's Asian Cup run ends |url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-academy-players-u17s-asian-cup-run-ends |publisher=Sydney FC |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=27 June 2023}} Prior to this, he scored four goals during the qualification stage with two goals each in the matches against Northern Mariana Islands,{{cite web |last1=Curulli |first1=Chris |title=Subway Joeys comfortably defeat Northern Mariana Islands in Shepparton opener |url=https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/subway-joeys-comfortably-defeat-north-mariana-islands-shepparton-opener |publisher=Football Australia |access-date=4 November 2023 |language=en |date=5 October 2022}} and Cambodia.{{cite web |last1=Curulli |first1=Chris |title=Subway Joeys stay top with ten-goal Cambodia victory |url=https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/subway-joeys-stay-top-ten-goal-cambodia-victory |publisher=Football Australia |access-date=4 November 2023 |language=en |date=7 October 2022}}
Style of play
Mainly positioned as an attacking midfielder, Quintal is described as having quick feet and awareness, allowing him to navigate himself out of any situation.{{cite web |last1=Street |first1=Phoebe |title=NSW junior football players to watch: Best young talent in U16 boys, U18 girls |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/nsw-junior-football-players-to-watch-best-young-talent-in-u16-boys-u18-girls/news-story/e829c7ccabf709d59d52db32656eb17d?amp&nk=787398a75ee6861c8d2588d87f74b21e-1683033426 |website=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230502131652/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/nsw-junior-football-players-to-watch-best-young-talent-in-u16-boys-u18-girls/news-story/e829c7ccabf709d59d52db32656eb17d?amp&nk=787398a75ee6861c8d2588d87f74b21e-1683033426 |archive-date=2 May 2023 |date=4 October 2022}} He is described by coach Ufuk Talay as a creative player that "can play between the lines" and a good dribbler in one-v-one situations, with a natural goal-scoring ability.
Career statistics
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!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Domestic Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
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| rowspan="2"|Sydney FC NPL
|2022{{cite web |title=Tiago Quintal – Player Profile |url=https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/player/?hash_id=8NqWWQb5d9 |website=Football NSW |access-date=4 November 2023}} |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023
|NPL NSW |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Australia U-20
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup Champions: 2025
References
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Sydney
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:National Premier Leagues players