Dwight Quintero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dwight Quintero | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Blanchisseuse, India, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Central FC | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | El Dorado East Secondary School | ||
| 2009–2011 | Joe Public | ||
| 2012–2013 | North East Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Central FC | 16 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Trinidad and Tobago U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 4 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2012 | |||
Dwight Quintero (born 20 January 1994) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for TT Pro League club Central FC.
Quintero's professional career began with Central FC in his native Trinidad and Tobago, where he made his first-team debut in 2013, at the age of 19.
Quintero was born in Blanchisseuse, Trinidad and Tobago and attended El Dorado East Secondary School, where he repeated his final year to improve himself academically prior to pursuing a career in football. Dwight has stated that his aunt, Tamara, was a significant influence on his early football career as she encouraged and provided him with confidence to have higher aspirations.[1]
In March 2009, Quintero joined the youth program at local club Joe Public and represented the Eastern Lions for three seasons. In 2011, Quintero led El Dorado East's Blue Thunder in his final season with 12 goals,[2][3][4][5] which included two hat-tricks,[6][7] and the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) East Zone title. After Joe Public withdrew from the TT Pro League following the 2010–11 season, Dwight made a switch to fellow Pro League club North East Stars in 2012 and played in their reserve team for two years.[8]
Club career
Central FC
At the age of 19, Quintero signed a two-year contract with Central FC of the TT Pro League in July 2013.[1][8] Two months later, he scored a 67th-minute goal in his league debut to give the Sharks a win over defending champions Defence Force in the 2013–14 league opener.[9] In October 2013, Quintero scored in the final of the First Citizens Cup to give Central FC its first major trophy in a 2–1 win over Defence Force.[10] He scored two more goals in the next three league matches against Police on 25 October and a week later against North East Stars on 1 November.[11][12] Quintero continued his goal scoring form in November with five goals against National Super League clubs Joe Public and 1.FC Santa Rosa, respectively, during the TOYOTA Classic and FA Trophy competitions.[13][14] He later scored a first-half equaliser for the Sharks in the FA Trophy final against W Connection on 18 December.[15] However, after the arrival of Willis Plaza the next month,[16] playing time was sparse for the remainder of the season. Quintero finished his first professional season with three league goals and 11 goals in all competitions.