Draft:Tiago Quintal
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 2006[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baulkham Hills FC | |||
| 2018– | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sydney FC NPL | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Australia U17 | 7 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023 | |||
Tiago Quintal (born 16 June 2006) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
Early life
[edit]Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Quintal is of Portuguese and Italian descent.[2] He was enrolled at King Park Public School during primary school before attending Westfields Sports High School.[3] Quintal is a supporter of Premier League club Chelsea and idolised Eden Hazard and Adrian Mierzejewski.[2]
Club career
[edit]Sydney FC
[edit]Quintal began playing football for Baulkham Hills FC in their junior age group before signing for Sydney FC at the age of 11.[4] In 2023, Quintal initially played for the under-20s – already two age groups above – before being promoted to Sydney FC Youth, who played in the National Premier Leagues NSW.[5] He also spent time on a two-week trial in France at Lyon Academy.[3]
In April 2024, Quintal signed his first professional contract for three years with Sydney FC, having made one bench appearance prior in the 2023–24 A-League season.[2]
International career
[edit]Quintal received his first international call-up with the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.[3][6] He featured in all three matches, starting in two of them.[4] Quintal was recalled for the under-17 side ahead of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup campaign.[7] He made two appearances as Australia reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Japan.[8] Prior to this, he scored four goals during the qualification stage with two goals each in the matches against Northern Mariana Islands,[9] and Cambodia.[10]
Style of play
[edit]Mainly positioned as an attacking midfielder, Quintal is described as having quick feet and awareness, allowing him to navigate himself out of any situation.[4][11] He is described by coach Ufuk Talay as a creative player that "can play between the lines" and a good dribbler in one-v-one situations, with a natural goal-scoring ability.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 10 October 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC NPL | 2022[12] | NPL NSW | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023[12] | NPL NSW | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "T. Quintal: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Sydney FC Academy Attacker Signed To A-League Contract". Sydney FC. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Kemp, Emma (22 March 2023). "'It's not luck': the winning formula behind a sporting talent factory". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Jones, Shane (5 October 2022). "Australia out to get the job done to make Asian Cup". Herald Sun. The Goulburn Valley News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Academy Squads confirmed for 2023 NPL NSW season". Sydney FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Six Sky Blues In U16 Australia Squad". Sydney FC. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Four Sky Blues named in Australian U17's". Sydney FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Sydney Academy players' U17's Asian Cup run ends". Sydney FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Curulli, Chris (5 October 2022). "Subway Joeys comfortably defeat Northern Mariana Islands in Shepparton opener". Football Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Curulli, Chris (7 October 2022). "Subway Joeys stay top with ten-goal Cambodia victory". Football Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Street, Phoebe (4 October 2022). "NSW junior football players to watch: Best young talent in U16 boys, U18 girls". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Tiago Quintal – Player Profile". Football NSW. Retrieved 4 November 2023.