Juan Quintana (footballer, born 2000)

Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva (born 4 January 2000) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Banfield in the Argentine Primera División on loan from Uruguayan club River Plate.

Early life
Quintana began playing youth football at age four with Progreso, before joining the youth system of Uruguayan club River Plate at age nine.

Club career
On 17 January 2021, he made his senior debut for River Plate in the Uruguayan Primera División against Fénix. In 2022, he went on loan with La Luz in the Uruguayan Segunda División, helping them earn promotion to the top tier for 2023, and once again went on loan with the club for 2023. In January 2024, he was loaned to Argentine Primera División club Banfield for the year, with a purchase option. On 10 February 2024, he made his debut for Banfield, in which he also scored against Argentinos Juniors.