Dulce Quintana

Dulce María Quintana Giménez (born 6 February 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club SE AEM and the Paraguay women's national team.

Dulce Quintana
Personal information
Full name Dulce María Quintana Giménez
Date of birth (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AEM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Club Libertad
2007 CD Universidad Católica
2008–2009 Universidad Autónoma
2010 Club Everton de Viña del Mar
2011–2012 Universidad Autónoma
2013–2014 Foz Cataratas 13 (2)
2015 São Paulo FC
2016 XV de Piracicaba
2016 Iranduba
2016 Sportivo Limpeño
2017–2021 Espanyol 91 (0)
2021– AEM 21 (1)
International career‡
2006–2008 Paraguay U20 (9)
2006– Paraguay 19+ (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintana and the second or maternal family name is Giménez.

Club career

Quintana spent most of her early career playing for clubs in Brazil and Chile. She won the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina with Club Sportivo Limpeño, before securing a move to RCD Espanyol of Spain in January 2017.[2]

International career

Quintana represented Paraguay at two South American U-20 Women's Championship editions (2006 and 2008). At senior level, she played in four Copa América Femenina editions (2006, 2010 and 2014), captaining her side in the 2022 edition.[3][4]

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
13 November 2006Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina Bolivia
2–0
5–12006 South American Women's Football Championship
2
3–1
3
7 November 2010Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador Venezuela
1–0
4–02010 South American Women's Football Championship
4
9 November 2010Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador Uruguay
3–0
5
18 September 2014Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador Bolivia
4–1
10–2
2014 Copa América Femenina
6
20 September 2014Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador Chile
2–2
3–2
7
3 August 2019Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima, Peru Jamaica
3–1
3–1
2019 Pan American Games
8
19 February 2023North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Chinese Taipei1–22–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Sportivo Limpeño

References
  1. Profile at La Liga
  2. "Sueño cumplido: Dulce Quintana jugará en el fútbol europeo" (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 January 2017.
  3. Quizhpe, Manuel (20 September 2014). "Paraguay eliminó a Chile y espera el resultado Brasil-Argentina" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. "Dulce Quintana: "Rescato la unidad, la garra y el sacrificio"" (in Spanish). ABC Color. 12 July 2022.


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