Quini (footballer, born 1989)

Joaquín José Marín Ruiz (born 24 September 1989), known as Quini (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkini]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marín and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Quini
Personal information
Full name Joaquín José Marín Ruiz[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-24) 24 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Fernán Núñez, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 18
Youth career
Séneca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Aguilarense 14 (7)
2010–2011 San Roque 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Antequera (loan) 37 (9)
2011–2012 Lucena 34 (9)
2012–2014 Real Madrid B 40 (1)
2014–2017 Rayo Vallecano 71 (0)
2017–2023 Granada 138 (2)
2023– Olympiacos 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Fernán Núñez, Córdoba, Quini spent his first years as a senior competing in amateur football, as a striker. In the 2011–12 season he made his debut as a professional, appearing and scoring regularly for local Lucena CF in the Segunda División B, now playing as a winger.[2]

Quini joined Real Madrid Castilla of Segunda División on 12 June 2012, penning a two-year contract.[3][4] He made his league debut on 25 August, playing ten minutes in a 3–2 home win against FC Barcelona B.[5][6] He was also successfully reconverted as right-back by manager Manolo Díaz during the 2013–14 campaign.[7][8]

On 11 June 2014, Quini signed a three-year deal with La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.[9] He played his first match in the Spanish top flight on 25 August, featuring the entire 0–0 home draw with Atlético Madrid.[10]

Quini joined Granada CF for three seasons on 28 June 2017, after his contract expired.[11] He contributed 31 appearances and one goal in his second, in a return to the top tier as runners-up.[12]

Quini spent the vast majority of 2019–20 on the sidelines, due to a knee injury.[13] He achieved another promotion to the main division in 2023, totalling 31 games for the champions.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aguilarense 2008–09[15] Primera Andaluza 72———72
2009–10[15] Primera Andaluza 75———75
Total 147000000147
Antequera (loan) 2009–10[15] Tercera División 80———80
2010–11[15] Tercera División 299———299
Total 379000000379
Lucena 2011–12[16] Segunda División B 34900—4[lower-alpha 1]0389
Real Madrid B 2012–13[16] Segunda División 90———90
2013–14[16] Segunda División 311———311
Total 401000000401
Rayo Vallecano 2014–15[16] La Liga 17010——180
2015–16[16] La Liga 27040——310
2016–17[16] Segunda División 27010——280
Total 710600000770
Granada 2017–18[16] Segunda División 15010——160
2018–19[16] Segunda División 31110——321
2019–20[16] La Liga 10000——100
2020–21[16] La Liga 1912000—211
2021–22[16] La Liga 32000——320
2022–23[16] Segunda División 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
Total 13825000001432
Olympiacos 2023–24[16] Super League Greece 6 1 0 0 6 0 — 12 1
Career total 34029110407036129
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Granada

References
  1. "Quini". Diario AS. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. "Quini, del Antequera, nueva incorporación del Lucena CF" [Quini, from Antequera, new addition of Lucena CF] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. "Quini ficha por el Castilla para las dos próximas campañas" [Quini signs for Castilla for next two seasons]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. "RM Castilla starts preseason". Real Madrid CF. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. Piñero, Alberto (25 August 2012). "Real Madrid Castilla 3–2 Barcelona B: La Fábrica merengue sonroja a La Masía blaugrana" [Real Madrid Castilla 3–2 Barcelona B: Merengue Factory embarrasses blaugrana La Masía] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. Ruiz, David (25 August 2012). "Castilla-Barça B: El Real Madrid se lleva el duelo de filiales" [Castilla-Barça B: Real Madrid take clash of reserve teams]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. León, José Carlos (19 December 2013). "El peligro del efecto Manolo" [The danger of the Manolo effect]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. Sugimori, Masato (27 February 2014). "El milagro de Manolo Díaz" [Manolo Díaz's miracle]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. "Quini nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Quini new player of Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  10. "Atletico draw blank against Rayo". ESPN FC. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  11. "Comunicado | Quini ficha por el Granada CF por tres temporadas" [Announcement | Quini signs for Granada CF for three seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. Navarro, Antonio (18 September 2019). "Quini alcanza los 50 partidos de liga con el Granada" [Quini reaches 50 league games with Granada]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. Aguilera, Javier (16 May 2020). "Quini ya ve la luz al final del túnel" [Quini starts seeing light at the end of the tunnel]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  14. Madrid Lechuga, Paloma (31 May 2023). "Víctor Díaz, Quini, Antonio Puertas y Carlos Neva, claves en los dos últimos ascensos del Granada CF" [Víctor Díaz, Quini, Antonio Puertas and Carlos Neva, key in Granada CF's two last promotions] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  15. Quini at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  16. Quini at Soccerway
  17. Arenillas, Álvaro (27 May 2023). "Paco López no recuerda algo igual" [Paco López does not remember anything like this]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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