Waived by Sporting KC on June 23, 2016.
PRONUNCIATION: JORE-dee kin-TEE-yah
Quintilla joined Sporting late in the summer transfer window and managed to have a significant impact, converting the match winning penalty against Philadelphia in the championship game of the US Open Cup. With a full preseason under his belt, he will hope to elevate himself into the starting XI for Coach Vermes.
OUTSIDE MLS: Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfielder Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-year-old with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on loan to CF Badalona and CE L'Hospitalet. Most recently, Quintilla spent the 2014/15 season with AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2 and played in 20 games across all competitions for the club.
