Jordi Quintillà

Jordi Quintillà Guasch (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði kintiˈʎa ˈɣwask]; born 25 October 1993) is a Catalan professional footballer who plays as an defensive midfielder for St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League.

Jordi Quintillà
Quintillà with Barcelona in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jordi Quintillà Guasch
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993
Place of birth Lleida, Catalonia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St. Gallen
Number 8
Youth career
1999–2009 Lleida
2009–2012 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2013 → Badalona (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2014 → Hospitalet (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 Ajaccio 16 (0)
2015–2016 Sporting Kansas City 14 (0)
2016 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Puerto Rico FC 28 (3)
2018–2021 St. Gallen 98 (17)
2021–2022 Basel 8 (0)
2022– St. Gallen 50 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
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".

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Quintillà joined UE Lleida's youth setup in 1999, aged only six. In 2009, he moved to FC Barcelona's La Masia, and was promoted to the latter's reserve team in June 2012.[2]

On 10 January 2013, Quintillà was loaned to Segunda División B's CF Badalona, until June.[3] He made his senior debuts for the club, scoring his first goal on 24 February, in a 2–0 home win against Villarreal CF B.

On 26 August 2013, Quintillà moved to CE L'Hospitalet also in the third level, in a season-long loan deal.[4]

Ajaccio

On 25 July 2014, Quintillà signed a three-year deal with French Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio, after the expiry of his contract with Barça.[5] He made his professional debut on 29 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Stade Lavallois.[6]

North America

On 6 August 2015, Sporting Kansas City announced that they had signed Quintillà.[7] While he did not score in 15 appearances, he did net the winner in the penalty shootout as they won away to the Philadelphia Union in the U.S. Open Cup final on 30 September that year.[8]

Quintillà was released by Sporting Kansas City on 23 June 2016.[9] The following 9 February, he signed with North American Soccer League side Puerto Rico FC.[10]

Switzerland

On 19 June 2018, Quintillà returned to Europe, joining FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Super League on a two-year deal.[11]

In March 2021, it was announced that Quintillà would sign with FC Basel as his contract with St. Gallen expired.[12] He joined the club on 1 July for their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen.[13] After playing in five test games, Quintillà played his debut for his new club in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, a home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 22 July 2021 as Basel won 3–0 against Partizani Tirana.[14] On 22 January 2022, Quintillà returned to St. Gallen on a 3.5-year contract.[15] During his short period with Basel Quintillà played a total of 17 games for them without scoring a goal. Eight of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup, and seven in the Conference League.[16]

Personal life

Quintillà's younger brother, Xavi, is also a footballer, who plays as a defender. Both were in the Barcelona youth system together.[17]

References
  1. "FC St.Gallen 1879 | Quintilla Jordi". FC St. Gallen (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "Jordi Quintillà: La sorpresa del Barça B" [Jordi Quintillà: Barça B's surprise] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Jordi Quintillà se va cedido al Badalona" [Jordi Quintillà goes on loan to Badalona] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. "Miguel Maza, Jordi Quintillà y Sergio Ayala dejan el Barça B" [Miguel Maza, Jordi Quintillà and Sergio Ayala leave Barça B] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. "El ex barcelonista Jordi Quintillà ficha por el Ajaccio" [Former barcelonista Jordi Quintillà signs for Ajaccio] (in Spanish). Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. "Stade Lavallois: Face à Ajaccio, les Tangos peuvent nourrir des regrets (0–0)" [Stade Lavallois: Against Ajaccio, the Tangos can nurse any regrets (0–0)] (in French). 3 Pays de la Loire. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  7. "Sporting KC signs midfielder Jordi Quintilla". Sporting KC. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. McCarthy, Kyle (30 September 2015). "Sporting KC defeat Philadelphia Union on penalties to win Open Cup". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  9. "Sporting KC waives midfielder Jordi Quintilla". MLS. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  10. "FC Barcelona Academy Product Jordi Quintillà Joins Puerto Rico FC". NASL. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  11. "St. Gallen verpflichtet Jordi Quintilla" [St. Gallen sign Jordi Quintillà] (in German). Fussball.ch. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  12. Brägger, Christian (17 March 2021). "Super League - Heisses Gerücht: Quintillà soll bereits beim FC Basel unterschrieben haben". St.Galler Tagblatt (in German).
  13. Weber, Jakob (7 July 2021). "Ein Studium, zwei Nebenjobs, fünf Sprachen: Der FCB-Spieler Jordi Quintilla im Porträt". bz - Zeitung für die Region Basel (in German).
  14. FC Basel 1893 (22 July 2021). "3:0 gegen Partizani – klarer Sieg zum Saisonauftakt". 3:0 against Partizani – clear victory to start the season (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. "Jordi Quintillà zurück zum FCSG" (Press release) (in German). St. Gallen. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  16. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2022). "Jordi Quintillà - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. "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.
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