Joaquín Montecinos

Joaquín Alberto Montecinos Naranjo (born 7 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Quéretaro on loan from Tijuana. Born in Colombia, he represents the Chile national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montecinos and the second or maternal family name is Naranjo.
Joaquín Montecinos
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Alberto Montecinos Naranjo
Date of birth (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Querétaro
(on loan from Tijuana)
Number 10
Youth career
Deportes La Serena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Unión Temuco 1 (0)
2013–2018 Deportes La Serena 70 (3)
2019 San Luis 24 (3)
2019–2020 Deportes Melipilla 16 (4)
2020–2022 Audax Italiano 42 (8)
2022 → Tijuana (loan) 13 (3)
2022– Tijuana 27 (2)
2023– → Querétaro (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2014 Chile U21 2 (0)
2021– Chile 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:10, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In his early career he was with Deportes La Serena, but he was released and then joined Unión Temuco in the Primera B de Chile, making his professional debut at the age of 16.[1] After returning to La Serena, while playing in the Primera B, the Chilean second division, Montecinos had the chance to play for a Chilean top flight team but got injured.[2]

In 2017, he trialed with Celaya in Mexico but never signed because of economic issues.[2]

In 2019, he signed for Deportes Melipilla, another second division team despite offers from the top flight, due to "wanting to go through stages, without rushing".[2]

In 2022, Montecinos was loaned to Liga MX club Tijuana on a deal for a year with an option to buy.[3] In July 2022, the option to buy was made and he was transferred on a deal until 2025.[4]

In June 2023, he was loaned to Querétaro on a deal for a year.[5]

International career

At the age of 18, he represented Chile U21 at the 2014 Toulon Tournament,[6] making two appearances. In addition to this, he was part of the training sessions of Chile U20 for the 2015 South American U-20 Championship.[7]

Despite he was born in Colombia, he stated his desire to play for the Chile senior team.[8] So, he was called up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October 2021.[9] He debuted for Chile in a 2–0 loss to Peru on 7 October 2021.[10]

Personal life

Montecinos is the son of the Chilean former international footballer Cristián Montecinos and he was born when his father played for Junior de Barranquilla.[11]

References
  1. Silva, Felipe (6 October 2021). "De ser echado de un club a formar parte de la Roja: "Decían que no daría el ancho"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Es un sueño estar en Primera; voy a luchar por llegar a la Roja" chile.as.com
  3. González, Christian (20 January 2022). "Joaquín Montecinos parte al Xolos de Tijuana" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. Merlo, César Luis (13 July 2022). "Xolos adquiere a Joaquín Montecinos". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. González, Christian (22 June 2023). "Joaquín Montecinos cambia de camiseta en México". MSN (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. "NÓMINA SUB 21 PARA EL TORNEO "ESPERANZAS DE TOULON"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ""La Rojita" sub-20 cuenta con dos hijos de viejas glorias del fútbol nacional" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. Zamorano, Javier (9 September 2021). "Joaquín Montecinos sale al paso de rumores y aclara por cuál Selección "sueña" jugar". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Bío-Bío. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. "Jugadores convocados a la Selección Chilena". www.laroja.cl. FFCh. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021. convocó a los jugadores Ángelo Sagal de Gaziantep FK de Turquía, y a Joaquín Montecinos de Audax Italiano
  10. "Match Report of Peru vs Chile - 2021-10-08 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. ""Me encantaría que mi hijo vaya a jugar a Junior": Cristian Montecinos" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.


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