Luis Miguel Quezada Sánchez, also known as Luismi Quezada (born 11 February 1996), is a Spanish-born Dominican professional

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who plays as either a left-back or a left winger for Japanese club Tokushima Vortis, and the Dominican Republic national team.

Club career

Born in Madrid to a Dominican father, Quezada joined

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's youth setup in 2006, after representing

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and

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. On 18 January 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the C-team by coming on as a late substitute for Philipp Lienhart in a 0–1 Tercera División away loss against

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. On 17 July 2015, after finishing his formation, Quezada was loaned to

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side UE Olot, for one year. Upon returning from loan, he was assigned to the reserves also in the third level. Quezada scored his first senior goal on 12 February 2017, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home defeat of

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. He made his first team debut on 28 November, replacing fellow debutant Óscar Rodríguez in a 2–2 home draw against the same team, for the season's Copa del Rey. On 17 August 2018, Quezada was loaned to

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side

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for the campaign. On 2 September of the following year, he signed a permanent two-year deal with fellow league team

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. In February 2022, Quezada joined Uzbekistani club

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, scouted by Spanish coach

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. On 8 January 2023, Quezada officially signed with J2 club, Tokushima Vortis for upcoming 2023 season.

Career statistics

International career

On 9 October 2015, Quezada played the entire second half of a 0–6 non-FIFA

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loss for the Dominican Republic senior national team against the Brazil Olympic team.

References

External links

Real Madrid official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quezada, Luismi 1996 births Living people Spanish people of Dominican Republic descent Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent Footballers from Madrid Dominican Republic men's footballers Dominican Republic men's under-20 international footballers Dominican Republic men's international footballers Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent Men's association football defenders Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid C footballers UE Olot players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Córdoba CF players Cádiz CF players Dominican Republic men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Super League players FC Surkhon Termez players J2 League players Tokushima Vortis players