Nelson Quiñónes | |
Fullname: | Nelson Giovany Quiñónes Iturre |
Birth Date: | 20 August 2002 |
Birth Place: | Tumaco, Colombia |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Houston Dynamo |
Clubnumber: | 7 |
Youthyears1: | –2021 |
Youthclubs1: | Once Caldas |
Years1: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs1: | Once Caldas |
Caps1: | 29 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs2: | → Houston Dynamo (loan) |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Houston Dynamo |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2023 |
Clubs4: | Houston Dynamo 2 |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
Nationalteam1: | Colombia U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 29 February 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 29 February 2024 |
Nelson Giovany Quiñónes Iturre (born 20 August 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
Quiñónes came through the youth ranks of Once Caldas.[1] On 24 July 2021, he made his first-team debut as an 18-year-old, coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw against Jaguares de Córdoba.[2] Quiñónes scored his first goal for Once Caldas on 6 November, also picking up an assist in the match to give El Blanco a 2–1 win over Envigado. He finished the season with 11 appearances, 1 goal, and 1 assist as Once Caldas finished 17th in the Torneo Finalización table.[3]
During the 2022 Torneo Apertura, Quiñónes made 15 appearances as Once Caldas finished 12th in the first stage standings.[4] [5] He also made 2 appearances in the Copa Colombia and 3 in the 2022 Torneo Finalización prior to going out on loan.[6]
On 27 July 2022, Quiñónes signed with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on a year long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.[7] [8] [9] He made his Dynamo debut on 27 August, coming on as a sub in a 2–1 loss to Minnesota United. Quiñónes ended the season with 8 appearances for the Dynamo, coming off the bench in each of Houston's final 8 games. The Dynamo finished 13th in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs.[10]
On 6 June 2023 Quiñónes scored his first goal for Houston to help the Dynamo to a 4–1 victory over the Chicago Fire in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals.[11] Four days late he scored his first career MLS goal in a 4–0 win against Los Angeles FC.[12] On 13 July Houston exercised their option to make his stay at the club permanent.[13] The official fee was undisclosed but was reportedly $1,250,000, with Once Caldas maintaining a 25% sell-on clause.[14] He was named to his first ever MLS Team of the Matchday following a 2 goal and 1 assist performance in a 5–1 win over the Colorado Rapids on 7 October.[15] Quiñónes finished the regular season with 4 goals and 2 assists in 28 regular season appearance, helping the Dynamo finish 4th in the West to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 6 years.[16] [17] He had 1 assist in 5 playoff games to help Houston reach the Conference Finals, where they fell 2–0 to LAFC. The highlight of the season was winning the 2023 Open Cup, with Quiñónes drawing a foul in the box to set up the decisive penalty, which was converted by Amine Bassi, in a 2–1 win over Inter Miami in the final.[18] Following the season he was named Dynamo Young Player of the Year.
In February 2024 Quiñónes suffered a knee injury why playing with the Colombia U23 team that forced him to miss the entire 2024 season.[19]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Once Caldas | 2021 | Primera A | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2022 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Houston Dynamo | 2023 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |||
Houston Dynamo 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 66 | 5 | 7 | 1! | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 6 |
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