Colby Richard Quiñones (born April 14, 2003) is a

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who plays as a defender for

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club Portland Hearts of Pine. Born in the mainland United States, he plays for the Puerto Rico national team.

Early life

Born in

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, and raised in

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, Quiñones joined the

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

academy from Seacoast United in 2017.

Club career

Quiñones had committed to playing

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in the fall of 2021. However, he signed a professional deal with

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, then playing in the third-tier

, on November 30, 2020, ahead of the team's 2021 season. He had made his debut on August 15, 2020, starting in a fixture against

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. Quiñones stayed with the Revolution II as it departed USL1 in 2022 for the

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-backed

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, also in the third tier. He remained with the Revolution II through the 2024 season, and left the Revolution II as the team's all-time leader in appearances made. Quiñones returned to USL League One on January 17, 2025, when he joined Portland Hearts of Pine.

International career

In 2021, Quiñones was called up to the

Puerto Rico national football team The Puerto Rico national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF). The team's nickname is ''El Hurac ...

January camp for games against

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

and Guatemala.

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at Soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:Quiñones, Colby 2003 births Living people People from Bedford, New Hampshire Puerto Rican men's footballers Puerto Rico men's international footballers Puerto Rico men's youth international footballers American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent Men's association football defenders Soccer players from New Hampshire MLS Next Pro players New England Revolution II players Portland Hearts of Pine players USL League One players 21st-century American sportsmen