Josué Quijano
 Quijano with Nicaragua in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme | ||
| Date of birth | March 10, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Masaya, Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Estelí | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | CaRuNa RL | ||
| 2011–2015 | Walter Ferretti | 30 | (0) |
| 2015– | Real Estelí | 162 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Nicaragua | 76 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2022 | |||
Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme (born March 10, 1991) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Primera club Real Estelí and the Nicaragua national team.
Club career[edit]
Quijano joined Walter Ferretti from hometown club CaRuNa RL.
Motorcycle accident[edit]
In summer 2013 he needed to be hospitalized after breaking his knee in an accident with his motorcycle also involving teammate Milton Busto.[1] He was expected to return to playing football in six months.[2]
International career[edit]
Quijano made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador and has, as of June 2019, earned a total of 61 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2011[4] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[5]
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 January 2013 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Guatemala |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2013 Copa Centroamericana |
| 2 | 3 June 2022 | Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 3 | 24 September 2022 | Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca, España |  Suriname |
1–2 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References[edit]
- ^ Josué Quijano accidentado Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Quijano: “Me hace falta el Ferreti” Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - Pinolerosports (in Spanish)
- ^ Josué Quijano – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Costa Rica vence 2–0 a Nicaragua en la Copa Centroamericana Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine – UNCAF
- ^ "Josué Quijano". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
External links[edit]
- Josué Quijano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - FENIFUT
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