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Dulce Quintana

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Dulce Quintana
Personal information
Full name Dulce María Quintana Giménez
Date of birth (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
AEM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Club Libertad
2007 CD Universidad Católica
2008–2009 Universidad Autónoma
2010 Club Everton de Viña del Mar
2011–2012 Universidad Autónoma
2013–2014 Foz Cataratas 13 (2)
2015 São Paulo FC
2016 XV de Piracicaba
2016 Iranduba
2016 Sportivo Limpeño
2017–2021 Espanyol 91 (0)
2021– AEM 21 (1)
International career
2006–2008 Paraguay U20 (9)
2006– Paraguay 19+ (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2019

Dulce María Quintana Giménez (born 6 February 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club SE AEM and the Paraguay women's national team. Previously, she was also part of the Paraguay women's U20 team.

Club career

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Quintana spent most of her early career playing for clubs in Brazil and Chile. She won the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina with Club Sportivo Limpeño, before securing a move to RCD Espanyol of Spain in January 2017.[2]

International career

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Quintana represented Paraguay at two South American U-20 Women's Championship editions (2006 and 2008). At senior level, she played in four Copa América Femenina editions (2006, 2010 and 2014), captaining her side in the 2022 edition.[3][4]

International goals

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Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
13 November 2006 Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina  Bolivia
2–0
5–1 2006 South American Women's Football Championship
2
3–1
3
7 November 2010 Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador  Venezuela
1–0
4–0 2010 South American Women's Football Championship
4
9 November 2010 Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador  Uruguay
3–0
5
18 September 2014 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador  Bolivia
4–1
10–2
2014 Copa América Femenina
6
20 September 2014 Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador  Chile
2–2
3–2
7
3 August 2019 Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima, Peru  Jamaica
3–1
3–1
2019 Pan American Games
8
19 February 2023 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Chinese Taipei 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

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Club

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Sportivo Limpeño

References

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  1. ^ Profile at La Liga
  2. ^ "Sueño cumplido: Dulce Quintana jugará en el fútbol europeo" (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ Quizhpe, Manuel (20 September 2014). "Paraguay eliminó a Chile y espera el resultado Brasil-Argentina" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Dulce Quintana: "Rescato la unidad, la garra y el sacrificio"" (in Spanish). ABC Color. 12 July 2022.
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