Teo Quintero

Teo Quintero
Personal information
Full name Teo Quintero León
Date of birth (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2015 CB Cinc Copes
2015–2017 Damm
2017–2018 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Peralada 21 (0)
2019–2021 Hércules 20 (0)
2021–2022 Sabadell 13 (1)
2022–2024 Deinze 46 (9)
2024– Sparta Rotterdam 46 (1)
International career‡
2025– Venezuela 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Venezuela
FIFA Series
Runner-up2026 Uzbekistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:03, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Teo Quintero León (born 2 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in Spain, he plays for the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Quintero is a youth product of CB Cinc Copes, Damm and Girona. He began his senior career with Peralada, a subsidiary of Girona but was hampered by injuries.

On 1 July 2024, Quintero signed a three-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

International career

Quintero was born in Spain to Venezuelan parents and is a dual citizen. He was called up to the Venezuela national team for the friendly matches against Iceland and United Arab Emirates on 22 and 27 September 2022, respectively.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peralada 2018–19 Segunda División B 21000——210
Hércules 2019–20 Segunda División B 10010——110
2020–21 Segunda División B 10000——100
Total 20010——210
Sabadell 2021–22 Primera Federación 13110——141
Deinze 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 22321——244
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 33611——347
Total 55932——5811
Sparta Rotterdam 2024–25 Eredivisie 12100—00121
2025–26 Eredivisie 30020——320
2026–27 Eredivisie 4000——40
Total 46120—00481
Career total 1551172000016213

International

As of match played 2 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Venezuela 202530
202650
Total80

Honours

Venezuela

References

  1. 1 2 Tarache, Carlos (20 February 2019). "Teo Quintero: para mí sería un orgullo representar a Venezuela".
  2. ↑ "SPARTA VERSTERKT ZICH MET QUINTERO" [SPARTA STRENGTHENS ITSELF WITH QUINTERO] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ↑ @SeleVinotinto (16 September 2022). "Los convocados por nuestro seleccionador José Pekerman de cara a los próximos amistosos ante Islandia 🇮🇸 y Emiratos Árabes 🇦🇪 que se disputarán en Viena, Austria" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ @SeleVinotinto (19 September 2022). "𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ dearmas, Bloque. "FIFA Series: Uzbekistán vence a Venezuela por la tanda de penales". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.