Pinchi
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
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Óscar Francisco García Quintela (born 17 January 1996),[1] commonly known as Pinchi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Extremadura.
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Pinchi with Deportivo de La Coruña in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Francisco García Quintela | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Extremadura | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Deportivo B | 29 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Madrid B | 33 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Extremadura | 38 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Las Palmas | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Mirandés (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Çaykur Rizespor | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Racing de Ferrol (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Esenler Erokspor | 28 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Volos | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | Extremadura | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2026 | |||
Career
Born in A Coruña, Galicia, Pinchi joined Deportivo de La Coruña's youth setup in 2005 at the age of nine.[2] He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in 2012, representing the side in Tercera División.
Pinchi made his official debut for the first team on 16 December 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luis Alberto in a 1–1 home draw against UE Llagostera, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] His La Liga debut came on 20 January 2017, replacing Joselu in an away draw against UD Las Palmas for the same scoreline.[4]
On 27 June 2018, Pinchi left Dépor and joined Atlético de Madrid, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5] On 19 July of the following year, he agreed to a three-year contract with Segunda División side Extremadura UD.[6]
Pinchi scored his first professional goal on 8 February 2020, netting his team's second in a 2–4 home loss against CD Tenerife. On 12 July, he scored a brace in a 3–2 win at former side Deportivo, and finished the campaign with five goals as his side suffered relegation.
On 9 September 2020, Pinchi was loaned to CF Fuenlabrada in the second division, for one year.[7] The following 19 July, he moved to fellow league team UD Las Palmas on a three-year contract.[8]
On 30 August 2022, Pinchi was loaned to CD Mirandés also in the second division, for one year.[9] On 10 August of the following year, he was transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.[10]
On 1 February 2024, Pinchi returned to Spain and its second division, after agreeing to a loan deal with Racing de Ferrol.[11]