Xavi Quintillà

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In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Quintillà and the second or maternal family name is Guasch; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Xavi Quintillà
Quintillà playing for Barcelona in 2012
Personal information
Full name Xavier Quintillà Guasch[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Lleida, Catalonia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Alcorcón
Number 19
Youth career
2002–2009 Lleida
2009–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Barcelona B 8 (0)
2016–2017 → Lleida Esportiu (loan) 29 (0)
2017–2019 Villarreal B 52 (4)
2018–2022 Villarreal 26 (0)
2020–2021 → Norwich City (loan) 11 (2)
2021–2022 → Leganés (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2023 Santa Clara 13 (1)
2023– Alcorcón 7 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U16 3 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U17 6 (0)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2015 Spain U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Xavier "Xavi" Quintillà Guasch (born 23 August 1996) is a Catalan professional footballer who plays for AD Alcorcón. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a central defender.

Club career[edit]

Barcelona[edit]

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Quintillà joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009, from hometown UE Lleida.[3] After finishing his graduation, he was promoted to the reserves in July 2015, after the club's relegation to Segunda División B.[4]

Quintillà made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–2 loss at UE Cornellà.[5] On 26 August of the following year, after contributing with only eight league appearances, he was loaned to fellow third division side Lleida Esportiu for the campaign.[6]

On 1 September 2017, Quintillà terminated his contract with Barça.[7]

Villarreal[edit]

On 1 September 2017, just hours after leaving Barcelona, Quintillà joined Villarreal CF and was initially assigned to the B-team.[8] On 1 November of the following year, he made his first-team debut by starting in a 3–3 away draw against UD Almería, for the season's Copa del Rey.[9] On 30 March 2019 he made his La Liga debut, playing all but the final two minutes of a 3–2 loss at RC Celta de Vigo.[10]

Promoted to the main squad for the 2019–20 season, Quintillà featured sparingly but still renewed his contract until 2023 on 25 February 2020.[11]

On 18 August 2020, Quintillà joined EFL Championship side Norwich City on loan.[12][13] He scored his first goal in a 3–1 win against Queens Park Rangers the following 24 April,[14] and ended his spell at Carrow Road as a title winner.[15]

Quintillà joined Segunda División side Leganés on a season-long loan deal on 10 July 2021, with an option to buy.[16] He played just over a third of the games in a mid-table finish, scoring once to equalise in a 1–1 home draw with SD Ponferradina on 12 December.[17]

Santa Clara[edit]

On 4 July 2022, free agent Quintillà signed for two years at C.D. Santa Clara of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[18]

Alcorcón[edit]

On 11 August 2023, Quintillà returned to Spain and its second division, after signing for AD Alcorcón.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Quintillà's older brother, Jordi, is also a footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Both were at Barcelona together.[20]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 5 March 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2015–16 Segunda División B 8 0 — — — 8 0
Lleida Esportiu (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 29 0 2 0 — — 31 0
Villarreal B 2017–18 Segunda División B 30 1 — — — 30 1
2018–19 Segunda División B 22 3 — — — 22 3
Total 52 4 — — — 52 4
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 7 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 9 0
2019–20 La Liga 19 0 4 0 — — 23 0
Total 26 0 5 0 — 1 0 32 0
Norwich City (loan) 2020–21 Championship 11 2 1 0 — — 12 2
Leganés (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 15 1 3 0 — — 18 1
Santa Clara 2022–23 Primeira Liga 13 0 0 0 4 0 — 17 0
Career total 154 7 11 0 4 0 1 0 172 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Barcelona

Norwich City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ AcoresPRO.com, André Amaral-. "Clube Desportivo Santa Clara » Plantel" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  3. ^ "Xavi Quintillà, un cadete entre juveniles" [Xavi Quintillà, a cadete among the juveniles] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Barça B: Several Juvenil players to begin pre-season with the second team". Sport. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ^ "2–1: el Barça B cae en Cornellà en el último minuto y de penalti" [2–1: Barça B falls in Cornellà in the last minute and in a penalty] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Quinti jugarà cedit una temporada al Lleida Esportiu" [Qunti will play on loan one season at Lleida Esportiu] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Desvinculación de Quintillà" [Departure of Quintillà] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Xavi Quintillà refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Villarreal B" [Xavi Quintillà bolsters the left back of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. ^ "El Villarreal deja con vida al Almería (3–3)" [Villarreal leave Almería alive (3–3)] (in Spanish). Nostre Sport. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ^ Hurtado, José Luis (30 March 2019). "Iago Aspas VI de Vigo" [Iago Aspas VI of Vigo] (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Quintillà renueva hasta el 2023" [Quintillà renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Quintillà jugará cedido en el Norwich City" [Quintillà will play on loan at Norwich City] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  13. ^ "City complete signing of Villarreal defender Xavi Quintilla". Norwich City F.C. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  14. ^ "QPR 1–3 Norwich". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b Davitt, Paddy (10 July 2021). "City title winner seals Spanish move". The Pink'un. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  16. ^ "City title winner seals Spanish move". Eastern Daily Press. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  17. ^ Casas, Jacobo (12 December 2021). "La Ponferradina saca un empate en Butarque ante el Leganés (1-1) y sigue en la segunda posición" [Ponferradina get a draw in Butarque against Leganés (1-1) and continue in second position] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  18. ^ "OFICIAL: Santa Clara contrata lateral-esquerdo formado no Barcelona" [OFFICIAL: Santa Clara sign left-back formed at Barcelona] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Xavi Quintillà, nuevo fichaje de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Xavi Quintillà, new signing of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Jordi Quintillà: Su ídolo es su hermano pequeño" [Jordi Quintillà: His idol is his younger brother]. Sport (in Spanish). 6 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  21. ^ Xavi Quintillà at Soccerway
  22. ^ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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