Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza (born June 21, 1984 in

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, Guayas), is an Ecuadorian

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who plays for L.D.U. Portoviejo.

Club career

Quiñónez played for Ecuadorian clubs Quevedo and Espoli before moving to Santos. Santos signed him in February 2008, along with

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n Mauricio Molina. He made his debut on February 13, 2008, starting against

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in the

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. Michael Quiñónez scored his first goal for Santos on April 1, 2008, when his club beat Bolivian club San José 7–0 for the

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. On January 6, 2009, he signed for 13-time Ecuadorian champions El Nacional.

International career

Despite his attention-gaining move to Brazilian football in 2008, Quiñonez was not noticed by national team coach Sixto Vizuete until March 2009, when he was called up for a friendly game against

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. He made his debut as a left-side midfielder in the 3-1 loss to El Salvador. His prolific performances with El Nacional, however, have earned him another chance with the Ecuador national team, and he was called up to the squad to replace injured forward

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for the extremely important last two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against

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and

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Honours

;Deportivo Quito *

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;Barcelona *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinonez, Michael 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Guayas Province Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games C.D. ESPOLI footballers C.D. Quevedo footballers Santos FC players C.D. El Nacional footballers S.D. Quito footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers Mushuc Runa S.C. footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Pan American Games footballers for Ecuador