Xavi Quintillà

Xavier "Xavi" Quintillà Guasch (born 23 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Leganés, on loan from Villarreal. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintillà and the second or maternal family name is Guasch.
Xavi Quintillà
Quintillà playing for Barcelona in 2012
Personal information
Full name Xavier Quintillà Guasch[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996
Place of birth Lleida, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Leganés
(on loan from Villarreal)
Youth career
2002–2009 Lleida
2009–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Barcelona B 8 (0)
2016–2017 → Lleida Esportiu (loan) 29 (0)
2017–2019 Villarreal B 52 (4)
2018– Villarreal 26 (0)
2020–2021 → Norwich City (loan) 11 (2)
2021– → Leganés (loan) 5 (0)
National team
2012 Spain U16 3 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U17 6 (0)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2015 Spain U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Quintillà joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009, from hometown UE Lleida.[2] After finishing his graduation, he was promoted to the reserves in July 2015, after the club's relegation to Segunda División B.[3]

Quintillà made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–2 loss at UE Cornellà.[4] On 26 August of the following year, after contributing with only eight league appearances, he was loaned to fellow third division side Lleida Esportiu for the campaign.[5]

On 1 September 2017, Quintillà terminated his contract with Barça.[6]

Villarreal

On 1 September 2017, just hours after leaving Barcelona, Quintillà joined Villarreal CF and was initially assigned to the B-team.[7] On 1 November of the following year, he made his first-team debut by starting in a 3–3 away draw against UD Almería, for the season's Copa del Rey.[8] On 30 March 2019 he made his La Liga debut, playing all but the final two minutes of a 3–2 loss at RC Celta de Vigo.[9]

Promoted to the main squad for the 2019–20 season, Quintillà featured sparingly but still renewed his contract until 2023 on 25 February 2020.[10]

On 18 August 2020, Quintillà joined EFL Championship side Norwich City on loan.[11][12] He scored his first goal in a 3–1 win against Queens Park Rangers the following 24 April,[13] and ended his spell at Carrow Road as a title winner.[14]

On 10 July 2021, Quintillà joined Segunda División side Leganés on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[15]

Personal life

Quintillà's older brother, Jordi, is also a footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Both were at Barcelona together.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 May 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2015–16 Segunda División B 80———80
Lleida Esportiu (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 29020——310
Villarreal B 2017–18 Segunda División B 301———301
2018–19 Segunda División B 223———223
Total 524———524
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 7010—1[lower-alpha 1]090
2019–20 La Liga 19040——230
Total 26050—10320
Norwich City (loan) 2020–21 EFL Championship 1121000—122
Career total 12668000101376
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Barcelona

Norwich City

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "Xavi Quintillà, un cadete entre juveniles" [Xavi Quintillà, a cadete among the juveniles] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. "Barça B: Several Juvenil players to begin pre-season with the second team". Sport. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. "2–1: el Barça B cae en Cornellà en el último minuto y de penalti" [2–1: Barça B falls in Cornellà in the last minute and in a penalty] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. "Quinti jugarà cedit una temporada al Lleida Esportiu" [Qunti will play on loan one season at Lleida Esportiu] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. "Desvinculación de Quintillà" [Departure of Quintillà] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "Xavi Quintillà refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Villarreal B" [Xavi Quintillà bolsters the left back of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. "El Villarreal deja con vida al Almería (3–3)" [Villarreal leave Almería alive (3–3)] (in Spanish). Nostre Sport. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. Hurtado, José Luis (30 March 2019). "Iago Aspas VI de Vigo" [Iago Aspas VI of Vigo] (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. "Quintillà renueva hasta el 2023" [Quintillà renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. "Quintillà jugará cedido en el Norwich City" [Quintillà will play on loan at Norwich City] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. "City complete signing of Villarreal defender Xavi Quintilla". Norwich City F.C. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  13. "QPR 1–3 Norwich". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  14. Davitt, Paddy (10 July 2021). "City title winner seals Spanish move". The Pink'un. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  15. "City title winner seals Spanish move". Eastern Daily Press. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. "Jordi Quintillà: Su ídolo es su hermano pequeño" [Jordi Quintillà: His idol is his younger brother]. Sport (in Spanish). 6 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  17. Xavi Quintillà at Soccerway
  18. "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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