Junior Quitirna
Armando Junior Quitirna (born 25 April 2000) is a Guinea-Bissau professional footballer who plays for Waterford in the League of Ireland Premier Division.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armando Junior Quitirna | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea Bissau[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Waterford | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AFC Hornchurch | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Waterford | 25 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 2 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Charlton Athletic
Quitirna made two appearances for Charlton Athletic, both in cup games before it was announced on 18 May 2021 that he would leave the club at the end of his contract.[3]
Waterford
It was announced that had Quitirna made the move to League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford on 9 July 2021.[4] On the same day, he made his debut for the club, scoring a penalty in a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps.[5] On 30 July 2021, he came off the bench away to Drogheda United in the 75th minute and scored the winning goal 8 minutes later in a 2–1 win for his side.[6] He made a total of 20 appearances in all competitions over the season, scoring 7 goals[7] as the club were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2019–20[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Waterford | 2021[11] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2022[11] | League of Ireland First Division | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Waterford total | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 11 | ||
- Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
- One appearance in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in 2021 League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
- Appearances in the Munster Senior Cup
References
- "PlayerProfile". www.cafc.co.uk.
- Junior Quitirna at Soccerway
- "Squad update following completion of the 2020/21 season". www.cafc.co.uk. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Waterford FC". Waterford FC. 9 July 2021.
- "Junior Quitirna strikes to give Waterford lifeline at bottom of Premier Division".
- "Super-sub Junior Quitirna seals Waterford win away to Drogheda United". 30 July 2021.
- "Guinea-Bissau - Junior Quitirna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- Fennessy, Paul. "Joy for UCD as they beat beleagured Waterford to seal Premier Division status". The42.
- "Games played by Junior Quitirna in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Junior Quitirna in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "England - J. Quitirna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".