Xavier "Xavi" Quintillà Guasch (born 23 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.D. Santa Clara. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a central defender.
![]() Quintillà playing for Barcelona in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Xavier Quintillà Guasch[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Lleida, Spain | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | C.D. Santa Clara | ||
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– | Santa Clara | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
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, correct as of 21:40, 18 October 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Quintillà joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009, from hometown UE Lleida.[2] After finishing his graduation, he was promoted to the reserves in July 2015, after the club's relegation to Segunda División B.[3]
Quintillà made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–2 loss at UE Cornellà.[4] 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.[5]
On 1 September 2017, Quintillà terminated his contract with Barça.[6]
On 1 September 2017, just hours after leaving Barcelona, Quintillà joined Villarreal CF and was initially assigned to the B-team.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
Promoted to the main squad for the 2019–20 season, Quintillà featured sparingly but still renewed his contract until 2023 on 25 February 2020.[10]
On 18 August 2020, Quintillà joined EFL Championship side Norwich City on loan.[11][12] He scored his first goal in a 3–1 win against Queens Park Rangers the following 24 April,[13] and ended his spell at Carrow Road as a title winner.[14]
Quintillà joined Segunda División side Leganés on a season-long loan deal on 10 July 2021, with an option to buy.[15] 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.[16]
On 4 July 2022, free agent Quintillà signed for two years at C.D. Santa Clara of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[17]
Quintillà's older brother, Jordi, is also a footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Both were at Barcelona together.[18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | Segunda División B | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
Total | 52 | 4 | — | — | — | 52 | 4 | |||||
Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2019–20 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
Norwich City (loan) | 2020–21 | EFL Championship | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
Career total | 126 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 6 |
Barcelona
Norwich City
C.D. Santa Clara – current squad | |
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