Juan Fernando Quintero

Quintero came in on the 90th minute against F.C. Arouca where he was then fouled near the box.

He then converted an impressive free kick goal, seconds after only coming in.

In late October, Quintero suffered a hamstring injury, expecting to be out for a month.

Following his return in December, Quintero requested to play with the B-squad in order to keep his fitness up if he was not able to get guarantee minutes with the A-squad.

Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua (born 18 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine side Racing Club and the Colombian national team.

He had been mentioned among the more coveted young players in European football by The Times of London.

At the age of 19, Quintero already started to receive praise for his impressive performances during his time in Italy.

At the end of the 2010 season, Quintero helped Envigado retain their place in the Categoría Primera A.

He scored in the first match of the relegation play-offs, defeating Deportivo Pasto 1–0.

In the second play-off match, he suffered an injury, fracturing his tibia.

Despite this, his team beat Deportivo Pasto 2–0, and 3–0 in aggregate.

Quintero has represented Colombia since he was 19, making his official debut in 2012 against Cameroon.

Quintero joined the ranks of Atlético Nacional in January 2012.

Months after joining Nacional, Quintero then joined Serie A club Pescara for a fee of $2 millions, wasting no time in impressing European scouts.

On 23 September 2012, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Bologna.

During his time of the 2013 South American Youth Championship, he had been recognized as not only one of the most promising youth prospects from South America, but the world.

At the 2013 South American Youth Championships, he led Colombia to their third title while voted as the tournament's MVP for contributing more than any other player for his respective nation.

He also took part in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey where he gained more praise for his talents after creating a huge impact in the tournament.

It was reported in early 2013 that Inter Milan and Udinese have confirmed their bidding interest.

Although Udinese was the only club to have made an official bid.

In early April 2013, it was reported that Quintero suffered an injury and would be out for a month.

In mid May 2013, Quintero posted on Twitter 'goodbye and thank you' to Pescara, hinting that he was to leave in the Italian side in the summer.

While Pescara claimed that he has not been 'sold', it hinted Quintero's desire to leave the club overall.

In June 2013, Quintero joined Porto from Pescara for €5 million, with the Italian club retaining 50% of the economic rights.

Quintero signed a four-year contract with a release clause of €40 million.

Quintero made his first full debut appearance in the 2013 Emirates Cup against Napoli.

He assisted Porto's first goal.

Quintero's first 'official' match with Porto began with the 2013 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where he came on as a sub after 76 minutes when Porto were already ahead by 3–0.

Porto went on to win the match, thus giving Quintero's very first silverware not only in Europe, but in his club career.

Quintero debut in his first league match for the club against Vitoria Setubal, coming on as a sub and scoring less than a minute later.

Quintero provided his first assist for the club two weeks later against P. Ferreira in a 1–0 victory.

In a match against Vitória de Guimarães, Quintero drew a penalty that was successfully converted, thus granting him an assist in a 1–0 home victory.

Quintero went on to represent Colombia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where he scored his first world cup goal against Ivory Coast in a group stage match on 19 June 2014.

After a long period of matches spent solely on the bench, or coming on as a late substitute during Paulo Fonseca's time as manager, averaging around 20 minutes per game in the league, Quintero found his way back into the team after new manager Luís Castro took over in March 2014.

Quintero's next significant performance was against Napoli in the Europa League, where he came close to scoring his first goal in European competition, when a Napoli defender's clearance rebounded off his leg and hit the post.

Quintero scored his third goal of the season against Belenenses, coming on as a half time substitute and setting up several opportunities for teammate and fellow countryman Jackson Martínez, but eventually it would be Quintero who decided the game with the only goal in a 1–0 victory.

Quintero made his first 90-minute appearance for Porto on 6 April 2014, in a home match against Académica.

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup he scored against Japan, becoming the first Colombian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions.

His overall size and style of play as well as his left-foot has led him to be compared to Lionel Messi.

Born in Medellín, Colombia, he joined the youth squad for Envigado after an impressive performance during a youth tournament that took place in Medellin.