Luis Miguel "Luismi" Quezada Sánchez (born 11 February 1996) is a professional

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who plays as either a

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or a

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for Liga DF club

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. Born in Spain, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.

Club career

Born in

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to a Dominican father, Quezada joined

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's youth setup in 2006, after representing

UD San Sebastián de los Reyes Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mat ...

and

DAV Santa Ana Deportivo Asociación de Vecinos Santa Ana is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the namesake community. Founded in 1974 it plays in , holding home games at ''Polideportivo Santa Ana'', which has a capacity of 2,000 spectators. History ...

. On 18 January 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the C-team by coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–1

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away loss against

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. On 17 July 2015, after finishing his formation, Quezada was loaned to

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side

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, for one year. Upon returning from loan, he was assigned to the reserves also in the third level. Quezada scored his first senior goal on 12 February 2017, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home defeat of

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. He made his first team debut on 28 November, replacing fellow debutant Óscar Rodríguez in a 2–2 home draw against the same team, for the season's

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. On 17 August 2018, Quezada was loaned to

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side

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for the campaign. On 2 September of the following year, he signed a permanent two-year deal with fellow league team

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

. In February 2022, Quezada joined Uzbekistani club

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, scouted by Spanish coach

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. On 8 January 2023, Quezada officially signed with J2 club,

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for upcoming 2023 season. On 14 February 2024, during a live press conference at

Estadio Cibao FC Cibao FC Stadium is a football stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. It is currently used for football matches and hosts the home games of Cibao FC of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The stadium holds 8,000 spectators. Th ...

, Quezada officially signed with Cibao FC for the 2024 season.

Career statistics

International career

On 9 October 2015, Quezada played the entire second half of a 0–6 non-FIFA friendly loss for the Dominican Republic senior national team against the Brazil Olympic team.

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