Jairo Quinteros Sierra (born 7 February 2001) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bolívar and the Bolivia national team.

Jairo Quinteros
Personal information
Full name Jairo Quinteros Sierra
Date of birth (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bolívar
Youth career
0000–2020 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Inter Miami 4 (0)
2020Bolívar (loan) 33 (1)
2022 Inter Miami II 2 (1)
2022–2023 Zaragoza 1 (0)
2023– Bolívar 15 (1)
International career
2019 Bolivia U20 4 (0)
2020 Bolivia U23 4 (0)
2021– Bolivia 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Quinteros began his career at the youth academy of La Liga side Valencia.[2] After spending a few years in Spain, on February 12, 2020, Quinteros signed with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.[2] After signing with the club he was immediately loaned out to Club Bolívar in his native Bolivia's Primera División.[2]

Quinteros made his professional debut for Club Bolívar on February 27 against Real Santa Cruz. He started and played the entire match as Bolívar won 4–2.[3]

On 16 August 2022, Quinteros and Miami mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.[4] On 1 September, he returned to Spain after signing a two-year deal with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[5]

On 3 July 2023, Quinteros returned to Bolívar on a permanent deal.[6]

International career

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Quinteros has represented Bolivia at the under-20 and under-23 levels.[2] On 2 January 2019, Quinteros was selected as part of the Bolivia U20 side for the 2019 U-20 Sudamericano. He played every match as Bolivia finished last in their group.[7] He represented the senior Bolivia national team in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Venezuela on 3 June 2021.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 August 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Miami 2020 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Major League Soccer 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Club Bolívar (loan) 2020 Bolivian Primera División 11 1 0 0 2[a] 0 13 1
2021 Bolivian Primera División 26 0 0 0 9[b] 1 35 1
Total 37 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 48 2
Inter Miami II 2022 MLS Next Pro 2 0 2 0
Real Zaragoza 2022–23 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 1 0
Club Bolívar 2023 Bolivian Primera División 5 0 2 0 1[a] 0 8 0
Career total 49 1 4 0 12 1 0 0 65 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana

International

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As of match played 21 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bolivia 2021 11 0
2022 4 0
2023 3 0
Total 18 0

References

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  1. ^ "Jairo Quinteros" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Price, Khobi (13 February 2020). "Inter Miami CF acquire Bolivian defender Jairo Quinteros, sign Colombian center back Andrés Reyes on a yearlong loan". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Santa Cruz 2–4 Club Bolívar". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Inter Miami mutually part ways with defender Jairo Quinteros | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. ^ "¡Bienvenido, Jairo Quinteros!" [Welcome, Jairo Quinteros!] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo con el Club Bolívar para el traspaso de Jairo Quinteros" [Agreement with Club Bolívar for the transfer of Jairo Quinteros] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Bolivian Youth International Defender Jairo Quinteros". Inter Miami CF. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - South America - Matches - Bolivia - Venezuela". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ Jairo Quinteros at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Quinteros, Jairo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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