Jairo Quinteros Sierra (born 7 February 2001) is a Bolivian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Real Zaragoza and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz,

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, Quinteros began his career at the youth academy of La Liga side Valencia. After spending a few years in Spain, on February 12, 2020, Quinteros signed with

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. After signing with the club he was immediately loaned out to

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in his native Bolivia's

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. Quinteros made his professional debut for Club Bolívar on February 27 against

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. He started and played the entire match as Bolívar won 4–2. On 16 August 2022, Quinteros and Miami mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club. On 1 September, he returned to Spain after signing a two-year deal with

side Real Zaragoza.

International career

Quinteros has represented Bolivia at the

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and under-23 levels. On 2 January 2019, Quinteros was selected as part of the Bolivia U20 side for the 2019 U-20 Sudamericano. He played every match as Bolivia finished last in their group. He represented the senior Bolivia national team in a 3–1

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win over Venezuela on 3 June 2021.

Career statistics

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References

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