For the Colombian cyclist, see Carlos Quintero (cyclist).
Darwin Quintero
Quintero playing for Minnesota United FC in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba[1]
Date of birth
(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth
Tumaco, Colombia
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Pereira
Number
7
Youth career
2004–2005
Deportes Tolima
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2006–2007
Deportes Tolima
55
(24)
2007–2008
Krylia Sovetov
11
(1)
2008
→ Deportivo Pereira (loan)
12
(4)
2008
Deportivo Pereira
22
(13)
2009–2014
Santos Laguna
225
(66)
2014–2018
América
107
(17)
2018–2019
Minnesota United
57
(21)
2020–2022
Houston Dynamo
73
(18)
2023
América de Cali
42
(5)
2024-
Pereira
18
(9)
International career‡
2008–2012
Colombia
14
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013
Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba (born 19 September 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira. Quintero is also known by his nickname of El Científico del Gol (The Goal Scientist).[2][3] He has played various roles throughout his career, spending time leading the line as a striker, playing out wide as a winger, and playing underneath another striker as a second striker and central attacking midfielder throughout his career.[2][4] His main attributes throughout his career have been his pace, creativity, and dribbling ability.[2][5][6]
^ ab"FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
^ abcRueter, Jeff. "Is Darwin Quintero the missing link to Minnesota United's..." The Athletic. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
^"Carlos Darwin, lejos de ser el "Científico del Gol"". El Universal (in Spanish). 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
Carlos DarwinQuintero Villalba (born 19 September 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Categoría Primera...
Player; DarwinQuintero joined Minnesota United from Liga MX's Club América. Despite joining the team after five matches had already been played, Quintero led...
Ramos as head coach, traded for former Minnesota United FC attacker DarwinQuintero and signed Croatian goalkeeper Marko Maric. However, they would go...
was mainly due to the departures of forwards Jorge Horacio Serna and DarwinQuintero. Despite the terrible campaign, the board decided to keep Torres for...
to score at least a hat-trick in a MLS regular season game, after DarwinQuintero in 2018. Pukki made his debut in international football on 10 August...
on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021. "Houston Dynamo FC's DarwinQuintero wins Week 30 AT&T Goal of the Week". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer...
July 25, 2018. Boehm, Charles (July 10, 2018). "Minnesota United's DarwinQuintero voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week". Major League Soccer. Retrieved...
TV Commercial, 'Official Partner of Major League Soccer' Featuring DarwinQuintero". iSpot.tv. Retrieved 22 August 2020. "C. Vela". Soccerway. Retrieved...
mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2023. "Player: DarwinQuintero". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 7, 2019. "Player:...
Osvaldo Martínez's cross. América took the lead in the 65th minute, when DarwinQuintero headed the ball across goal for Oribe Peralta to head it in. Benedetto...
common loon. Notable players for Minnesota United include Kevin Molino, DarwinQuintero, Osvaldo Alonso, and Miguel Ibarra. The Thunder were a USL First Division...
November 9, 2020. Hill, Glynn A. (November 14, 2019). "Dynamo acquire DarwinQuintero in trade with Minnesota United FC". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November...
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