Cayetano 'Caye' Quintana Hernández (born 20 December 1993) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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. He currently plays for

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

Club career

Born in

Isla Cristina Isla Cristina is a city and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2009 census, the city has a population of 21,324 inhabitants. Isla Cristina remains one of the most important fishing ports in Andalusia, its ...

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Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...

, Quintana started playing as a senior with lowly Isla Cristina FC in 2010. In the 2011 summer he moved to

, being assigned to Recreativo de Huelva B, the reserves in Tercera División. In January 2014 Quintana was loaned to Segunda División B's Écija Balompié for the remainder of 2013–14 Segunda División B, the campaign. He featured regularly for the side, and returned to ''Recre'' in June. On 23 August 2014 Quintana made his debut as a professional, coming on as a late Substitute (association football), substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División championship. He scored his first goal in the category on 1 March of the following year, netting the game's only in a home win against Racing de Santander. On 10 July 2015, Quintana signed for Real Valladolid, being assigned to Real Valladolid B, the B-side in the third division. He subsequently represented fellow third division sides Racing de Santander, RCD Mallorca B and FC Jumilla before returning to ''Recre'' on 2 July 2018. On 22 June 2019, after scoring a career-best 18 goals, Quintana signed a three-year contract with Cádiz CF in the second division. The following 15 January, he moved to fellow league team CF Fuenlabrada on loan for the remainder of 2019–20 Segunda División, the campaign. On 7 September 2020, Quintana joined fellow second division side Málaga CF also in a temporary deal.

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