Jairo Quinteros

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quinteros and the second or maternal family name is Sierra.
Jairo Quinteros
Personal information
Full name Jairo Quinteros Sierra
Date of birth (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001
Place of birth Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bolívar
Youth career
0000–2020 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Inter Miami 4 (0)
2020 → Bolívar (loan) 33 (1)
2022 Inter Miami II 2 (1)
2022–2023 Zaragoza 1 (0)
2023– Bolívar 5 (0)
International career‡
2019 Bolivia U20 4 (0)
2020 Bolivia U23 4 (0)
2021– Bolivia 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Quinteros began his career at the youth academy of La Liga side Valencia.[2] After spending a few years in Spain, on February 12, 2020, Quinteros signed with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.[2] After signing with the club he was immediately loaned out to Club Bolívar in his native Bolivia's Primera División.[2]

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.[3]

On 16 August 2022, Quinteros and Miami mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.[4] On 1 September, he returned to Spain after signing a two-year deal with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[5]

On 3 July 2023, Quinteros returned to Bolívar on a permanent deal.[6]

International career

Quinteros has represented Bolivia at the under-20 and under-23 levels.[2] 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.[7] He represented the senior Bolivia national team in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Venezuela on 3 June 2021.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 August 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Miami 2020 Major League Soccer 0000000000
2022 Major League Soccer 4020000060
Total 4020000060
Club Bolívar (loan) 2020 Bolivian Primera División 111002[lower-alpha 1]0—131
2021 Bolivian Primera División 260009[lower-alpha 2]1—351
Total 3710011100482
Inter Miami II 2022 MLS Next Pro 20———20
Real Zaragoza 2022–23 Segunda División 1000——10
Club Bolívar 2023 Bolivian Primera División 50201[lower-alpha 1]0—80
Career total 4914012100652
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana

International
As of match played 21 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bolivia 2021110
202240
202330
Total180

References
  1. "Jairo Quinteros" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. Price, Khobi (13 February 2020). "Inter Miami CF acquire Bolivian defender Jairo Quinteros, sign Colombian center back Andrés Reyes on a yearlong loan". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "Santa Cruz 2–4 Club Bolívar". Soccerway.
  4. "Inter Miami mutually part ways with defender Jairo Quinteros | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. "¡Bienvenido, Jairo Quinteros!" [Welcome, Jairo Quinteros!] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. "Acuerdo con el Club Bolívar para el traspaso de Jairo Quinteros" [Agreement with Club Bolívar for the transfer of Jairo Quinteros] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. "Inter Miami CF Signs Bolivian Youth International Defender Jairo Quinteros". Inter Miami CF. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - South America - Matches - Bolivia - Venezuela - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
  9. Jairo Quinteros at Soccerway
  10. "Quinteros, Jairo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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