Chinese Super League | Gentro officially joined Shenzhen Mali loaned the Japanese league

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On March 1, the Chinese Super League Shenzhen Football Club announced through official channels that Colombian foreign aid, 28-year-old striker Quintero officially transferred to the Shenzhen football team. The team's former foreign striker John Mari was temporarily unable to return to the team due to the epidemic, so he was loaned to Japan's J1 League promotion Ma Fukuoka Hornets for one season. This "one in, one out" also helps to avoid the troubles of foreign aid exceeding the standard.

Shenzhen club said that after reaching an agreement with River Plate Athletic Football Club and the players themselves, Juan Fernando Quintero officially transferred to Shenzhen Kaisa.

Born on 18 January 1993 in Medellín, Colombia, Quintero is a 169cm tall midfielder who plays as a midfielder and is also qualified as a right forward and right winger.

In 2009, Quintero officially began his career with Colombian side Envigado, playing for the team for two seasons. Since 2012, he has played briefly at Gendarks in the Colombian Serie A and Pescara in Serie A. In July 2013, he joined Portuguese Premier League powerhouse Porto, scoring 7 goals in 64 appearances and contributing 11 assists during his tenure, and helped the team win the Portuguese Super Cup in 2014. In August 2015, he joined Rennes on loan, played for one season and returned to Colombia in 2017 to join brother League side Medellín Independence.

In 2018, he joined Argentine powerhouse River Plate and in the past three seasons, he has made 60 appearances for the team, contributing 10 goals and 7 assists, helping the team win the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the 2019 South American Super Cup and the Argentine Cup.

At the national team level, he was first selected for the Colombian national team in October 2012. He has made 23 appearances for Colombia so far, scoring three goals and assisting five times. Among them, during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he made 3 appearances for the team, scoring 1 goal and reaching the top 8 with the team. In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he made 4 appearances, contributing 1 goal and 2 assists.

In January 2013, Quintero was also selected for the Colombian U20 national team for the first time, scoring eight goals in 13 appearances. During the 2013 U20 World Youth Championship, he made 4 starts, scoring 3 goals and assisting 1 time. His personal characteristics are very prominent, such as excellent foot skills, good at dribbling, set-piece assists and goals, and his key passing and long-range shooting ability is also particularly outstanding.

Regarding Mali's temporary departure, Shenzu explained, "In the 2021 season, due to Mali's inability to return to the team in the short term to participate in the preparation, the club supported its participation in other high-level leagues to maintain competitive status. ”

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Zhao

Editor/Zhou Xueshuai