Daniel 'Dani' Quintana Sosa (born 8 March 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Quintana only played lower league football in his country, representing Ontinyent CF, UD Alzira, Racing de Ferrol, CD Olímpic de Xàtiva and Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División B.Dani Quintana comienza a entrenar con la plantilla verde (Dani Quintana starts training with green squad); La Voz de Galicia, 31 August 2009 (in Spanish)El Nàstic ficha Dani Quintana (Nàstic sign Dani Quintana); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish)Dani Quintana, ex del Olímpic Xàtiva, ficha por el Nàstic por dos temporadas (Dani Quintana, ex-Olímpic Xàtiva, signs with Nàstic for two seasons) ; Nàstic Tac, 18 July 2012 (in Spanish) He appeared for UD Puçol, Valencia CF Mestalla and Huracán Valencia CF in Tercera División.
In the late hours of the January 2013 transfer window, Quintana signed with Poland's Jagiellonia BiałystokDani zawodnikiem Jagiellonii! (Dani a Jagiellonia player!) ; Jagiellonia Białystok, 30 January 2013 (in Polish) after a successful trialQuintana, por la puerta de atrás (Quintana, out the back door) ; Diari de Tarragona, 23 January 2013 (in Spanish) and after terminating his contract with Nàstic,El Nàstic y Dani Quintana rescinden el contrato (Nàstic and Dani Quintana terminate contract); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish) in what was his first professional experience. He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 23 February against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała,16. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (16. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) ; Jagiellonia Białystok, 23 February 2013 (in Polish) and scored his first goal on 3 March in a 2–1 away win over Górnik Zabrze.17. kolejka T-Mobile Ekstraklasy – sezon 2012/13 (17. round T-Mobile Ekstraklasa – season 2012/13) ; Jagiellonia Białystok, 3 March 2013 (in Polish)
On 29 September 2014, Quintana joined Al Ahli Saudi FC. He netted his first and only goal for the Saudi club on 18 October, helping to a 2–1 home defeat of Al Nassr FC.
Quintana changed teams and countries again in March 2015, moving to the Azerbaijan Premier League after signing a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK. On 17 June 2018, the 31-year-old renewed his link until 2020.
On 3 February 2020, Quintana signed with China League One side Chengdu Better City FC.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOntinyent 2007–08Segunda División B9000—90Alzira 2008–09Segunda División B33210—342Racing Ferrol 2009–10Segunda División B19100—191Olímpic Xàtiva 2011–12Segunda División B36210—372Gimnàstic 2012–13Segunda División B20210—212Jagiellonia Białystok 2012–13Ekstraklasa15422—1762013–14Ekstraklasa351561—41162014–15Ekstraklasa6100—61Total562083—6423Al Ahli2014–15Saudi Professional League7100—71Qarabağ2015–16Azerbaijan Premier League32155112149172016–17Azerbaijan Premier League153211222962017–18Azerbaijan Premier League22520402852018–19Azerbaijan Premier League187214224102019–20Azerbaijan Premier League11310123246Total983312344815444Chengdu Better City2020China League One14400—144Jagiellonia2021–22Ekstraklasa3000—30Tamaraceite2022–23Tercera Federación161——161Career total3116623644837880
Honours Qarabağ Azerbaijan Premier League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Azerbaijan Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
Individual Azerbaijan Premier League top scorer: 2015–16
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