Nelson Giovany Quiñónes Iturre (born 20 August 2002) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Career

Once Caldas

Quiñónes came through the youth ranks of

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. On 24 July 2021, he made his first-team debut as an 18-year-old, coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw against

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. Quiñónes scored his first goal for Once Caldas on 6 November, also picking up an assist in the match to give ''El Blanco'' a 2–1 win over

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. He finished the season with 11 appearances, 1 goal, and 1 assist as Once Caldas finished 17th in the Torneo Finalización table. During the 2022 Torneo Apertura, Quiñónes made 15 appearances as Once Caldas finished 12th in the first stage standings. He also made 2 appearances in the

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and 3 in the 2022 Torneo Finalización prior to going out on loan.

Houston Dynamo

On 27 July 2022, Quiñónes signed with

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on a year long loan with an option to make the deal permanent. He made his Dynamo debut on 27 August, coming on as a sub in a 2–1 loss to

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. Quiñónes ended the season with 8 appearances for the Dynamo, coming off the bench in each of Houston's final 8 games. The Dynamo finished 13th in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs. On 6 June 2023 Quiñónes scored his first goal for Houston to help the Dynamo to a 4–1 victory over the Chicago Fire in the

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quarterfinals. Four days late he scored his first career MLS goal in a 4–0 win against

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. On 13 July Houston exercised their option to make his stay at the club permanent. The official fee was undisclosed but was reportedly $1,250,000, with Once Caldas maintaining a 25% sell-on clause. He was named to his first ever MLS Team of the Matchday following a 2 goal and 1 assist performance in a 5–1 win over the

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on 7 October. Quiñónes finished the regular season with 4 goals and 2 assists in 28 regular season appearance, helping the Dynamo finish 4th in the West to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 6 years. He had 1 assist in 5 playoff games to help Houston reach the Conference Finals, where they fell 2–0 to LAFC. The highlight of the season was winning the 2023 Open Cup, with Quiñónes drawing a foul in the box to set up the decisive

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, which was converted by Amine Bassi, in a 2–1 win over Inter Miami in the final. Following the season he was named Dynamo Young Player of the Year. In February 2024 Quiñónes suffered a knee injury why playing with the Colombia U23 team that forced him to miss the entire 2024 season.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

Houston Dynamo *

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Individual *Dynamo Young Player of the Year: 2023

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quiñónes, Nelson 2002 births Living people Footballers from Tumaco Colombian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Categoría Primera A players Once Caldas footballers Houston Dynamo FC players Major League Soccer players 21st-century Colombian sportsmen