Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme (born March 10, 1991) is a Nicaraguan professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Nicaragua national team.

Club career

Quijano joined Walter Ferretti from hometown club CaRuNa RL.

Motorcycle accident

In summer 2013 he needed to be hospitalized after breaking his knee in an accident with his motorcycle also involving teammate

Milton Busto Milton Ángel Busto García (born April 19, 1982) is a Nicaraguan professional midfielder currently playing for Walter Ferretti. Club career A versatile player, Busto has played in attack, midfield and defense for several clubs in the Nicaragu ...

. He was expected to return to playing football in six months.

International career

Quijano made his debut for

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in a January

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match against

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. As of October 2024, he has earned a total of 99 caps, scoring 3 goals, being nation's most capped player. He has represented his country in 4

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matches and played at the

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and

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.Costa Rica vence 2–0 a Nicaragua en la Copa Centroamericana
– UNCAF

International goals

:''Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.''

References

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- FENIFUT {{DEFAULTSORT:Quijano, Josue 1991 births Living people People from Masaya Department Men's association football defenders Nicaraguan men's footballers Nicaragua men's international footballers C.D. Walter Ferretti players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players