Juan Quintero

Following his move to Deportivo Cali, Quintero's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→7), while his Rating eased 51→11. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 14).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Santa Fe	4	0	6.48	—	—
2025/26	Deportivo Pereira	7	0	6.34	—	—
2025/26	Deportivo Cali · 14th	25	1	6.96	12	20
2024/25	Vila Nova	19	0	6.74	—	—
2023/24	Deportivo Pereira	22	0	6.89	—	—
2022/23	Vasco DA Gama	28	1	6.97	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Colombia · international

Side	Apps	G
Colombia U21	4	0
Colombia U20	12	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

J. Quintero is a 31-year-old central defender at Santa Fe, rated 11 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 254th of 359 on scout potential in the Primera A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Quintero.

Judged on this season alone, Quintero graded 7 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 66 centre-backs in the Primera A, on 7 clean sheets and 2.877 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 7). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 43rd of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Primera A. At 31 Quintero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Quintero is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential43rd of 66 centre-backs · Primera A Current seasonTop 40% centre-backs · Primera A 26th-best centre-back in the Primera A 254th in the Primera A · potential 43rd-highest potential centre-back in the Primera A

Ratingi

43rd of 66 centre-backs

7.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.9%

Minutes

limited game time

2.88

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santa Fe finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.88

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 11, Quintero carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primera A of 66. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.9%

Available fixtures40 of 54

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.877

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %14.3

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.224

Foul involvement / 901.165

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Quintero sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Quintero's projected Rating — 11 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target1

Shots7

Passing

Assists0

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success100%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions27

Blocks15

Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards2

Transfer history

Fortaleza EC(back from loan)Jan 2023 – now

Vasco DA Gama(on loan)Feb 2022 – Jan 2023

Fortaleza ECuntil Feb 2022

Deportivo Cali(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Feb 2022

Sporting Gijon(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2018

Deportivo Caliuntil Aug 2017

About J. Quintero

Juan Sebastián Quintero Fletcher is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Santa Fe, born on March 23, 1995 in Cali, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Colombia. Santa Fe currently sit 7th of 20 in the Primera A.

This season

In the current season, J. Quintero has made 25 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 2,009 minutes, averaging a 6.56 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When J. Quintero plays, Santa Fe's record this season is 6W-10D-8L — and his match ratings average 7.07 at home against 6.49 on the road.

Recent matches

October 15, 2025: 3-2 win at home vs Millonarios (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
October 4, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Deportivo Cali (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
September 27, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Union Magdalena (98 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 22, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Chico (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 14, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Llaneros (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 30, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Bucaramanga (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
July 25, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Deportes Tolima (15 minutes, 3 rating)
May 17, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs Santa Fe (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 11, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Alianza Valledupar (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 3, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Deportes Tolima (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Quintero at 11 with a Season form score of 7.2, ranking 254th of 359 centre-backs in the Primera A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Cearense 1 and the Copa do Nordeste. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, J. Quintero has totalled 250 club appearances with 4 goals and 0 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 37 appearances for Fortaleza EC.

J. Quintero's career has also included time at Fortaleza EC, Vasco DA Gama, Deportivo Cali and Sporting Gijon.

On the international stage, J. Quintero has represented Colombia U21 and Colombia U20 — 16 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Santa Fe finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points