Xavi Quintillà
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
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Xavier "Xavi" Quintillà Guasch (born 23 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
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Quintillà playing for Barcelona in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Quintillà Guasch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lleida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2022 | Villarreal | 26 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Norwich City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Leganés (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Santa Clara | 13 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Alcorcón | 22 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | APOEL | 20 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Krasava ENY Ypsonas | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Quintillà joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009, from hometown UE Lleida.[3] After finishing his graduation, he was promoted to the reserves in July 2015, after the club's relegation to Segunda División B.[4]
Quintillà made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 2–1 loss at UE Cornellà.[5] 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.[6]
On 1 September 2017, Quintillà terminated his contract with Barça.[7]
Villarreal
On 1 September 2017, just hours after leaving Barcelona, Quintillà joined Villarreal CF and was initially assigned to the B-team.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
Promoted to the main squad for the 2019–20 season, Quintillà featured sparingly but still renewed his contract until 2023 on 25 February 2020.[11]
On 18 August 2020, Quintillà joined EFL Championship side Norwich City on loan.[12][13] He scored his first goal in a 3–1 win against Queens Park Rangers the following 24 April,[14] and ended his spell at Carrow Road as a title winner.[15]
Quintillà joined Segunda División side Leganés on a season-long loan deal on 10 July 2021, with an option to buy.[16] He played just over a third of the games in a mid-table finish, scoring once to equalise in a 1–1 home draw with SD Ponferradina on 12 December.[17]
Santa Clara
On 4 July 2022, free agent Quintillà signed for two years at C.D. Santa Clara of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[18]
Alcorcón
On 11 August 2023, Quintillà returned to Spain and its second division, after signing for AD Alcorcón.[19]
APOEL
On 5 June 2024, free agent Quintillà signed for one year at APOEL. APOEL FC of the Stoiximan Cyprus League.
Personal life
Quintillà's older brother, Jordi, is also a footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Both were at Barcelona together.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 July 2024[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Lleida Esportiu (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | — | — | — | 52 | 4 | |||||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Santa Clara | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Alcorcón | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
