# Dani Quintana

Daniel 'Dani' Quintana Sosa (born 8 March 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.

## Club 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. 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 Białystok after a successful trial and after terminating his contract with Nàstic, in what was his first professional experience. He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 23 February against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, and scored his first goal on 3 March in a 2–1 away win over Górnik Zabrze.
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.

## Club statistics

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ontinyent | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Alzira | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Racing Ferrol | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Olímpic Xàtiva | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 |
| Gimnàstic | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Jagiellonia | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 6 |
| Jagiellonia | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 35 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 16 |
| Jagiellonia | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Jagiellonia | Total | Total | 56 | 20 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 64 | 23 |
| Al Ahli | 2014–15 | Saudi Professional League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Qarabağ | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 17 |
| Qarabağ | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| Qarabağ | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Qarabağ | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 |
| Qarabağ | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 6 |
| Qarabağ | Total | Total | 98 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 8 | 154 | 44 |
| Chengdu Better City | 2020 | China League One | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 |
| Jagiellonia | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Tamaraceite | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 311 | 66 | 23 | 6 | 44 | 8 | 378 | 80 |

## 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