| Xavi Quintillà | |
| Fullname: | Xavier Quintillà Guasch[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Lleida, Spain |
| Height: | 1.77 m[2] |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | APOEL |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lleida |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Barcelona B |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Lleida Esportiu (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Villarreal B |
| Caps3: | 52 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Villarreal |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Norwich City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Leganés (loan) |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Santa Clara |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Alcorcón |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | APOEL |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Spain U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Spain U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13 December 2023 |
Xavier "Xavi" Quintillà Guasch (born 23 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.
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 1–2 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]
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]
On 4 July 2022, free agent Quintillà signed for two years at C.D. Santa Clara of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[18]
On 11 August 2023, Quintillà returned to Spain and its second division, after signing for AD Alcorcón.[19]
On 5 June 2024, free agent Quintillà signed for one year at APOEL. APOEL FC of the Stoiximan Cyprus League.
Quintillà's older brother, Jordi, is also a footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Both were at Barcelona together.[20]
| 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 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Villarreal B | 2017–18 | 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 | 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 | |||
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