Tiago Quintal
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| Date of birth | 16 June 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Baulkham Hills FC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Sydney FC NPL | 28 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sydney FC | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Australia U17 | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia U20 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Tiago Quintal (Portuguese: [tiˈaɣu kĩˈtal]; born 16 June 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
Early life
[edit]Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Quintal is of Portuguese and Italian descent.[2] He was enrolled at King Park Public School during primary school before attending Westfields Sports High School.[3] Quintal is a supporter of Premier League club Chelsea and idolised Eden Hazard and Adrian Mierzejewski.[2]
Club career
[edit]Sydney FC
[edit]Quintal began playing football for Baulkham Hills FC in their junior age group before signing for Sydney FC at the age of 11.[4] In 2023, Quintal initially played for the under-20s – already two age groups above – before being promoted to Sydney FC Youth, who played in the National Premier Leagues NSW.[5] He also spent time on a two-week trial in France at Lyon Academy.[3]
In April 2024, Quintal signed his first professional contract for three years with Sydney FC, having featured on the bench once in the 2023–24 A-League season.[2]
On 7 November 2024, Quintal made his debut for Sydney FC at Jubilee Stadium against Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the AFC Champions League Two, coming off the bench in the 65th minute.[6] Quintal would make his league debut for the club three days later against Macarthur FC. His starting debut for the Sky Blues would come against Filipino club Kaya–Iloilo on 5 December 2024. On 18 January 2025, Quintal would score his first goal for Sydney in a 4–3 defeat to Brisbane Roar.
On 31 January 2026, Quintal scored a brace in a 4–1 win against rivals Western Sydney Wanderers.[7] In February 2026, he would score two goals in three games clubs, earning praise for his strong run of form.[8]
International career
[edit]Quintal received his first international call-up with the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.[3][9] He featured in all three matches, starting in two of them.[4] Quintal was recalled for the under-17 side ahead of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup campaign.[10] He made two appearances as Australia reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Japan.[11] Prior to this, he scored four goals during the qualification stage with two goals each in the matches against Northern Mariana Islands,[12] and Cambodia.[13]
Style of play
[edit]Mainly positioned as an attacking midfielder, Quintal is described as having quick feet and awareness, allowing him to navigate himself out of any situation.[4][14] He is described by coach Ufuk Talay as a creative player that "can play between the lines" and a good dribbler in one-v-one situations, with a natural goal-scoring ability.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 April 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC NPL | 2022[15] | NPL NSW | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023[15] | NPL NSW | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | NPL NSW | 7 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 9 | |||
| 2025 | NPL NSW | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| Sydney FC | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | A-League Men | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 16 | ||
Honours
[edit]Australia U-20
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup Champions: 2025
References
[edit]- 1 2 "T. Quintal: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sydney FC Academy Attacker Signed To A-League Contract". Sydney FC. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 Kemp, Emma (22 March 2023). "'It's not luck': the winning formula behind a sporting talent factory". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 Jones, Shane (5 October 2022). "Australia out to get the job done to make Asian Cup". Herald Sun. The Goulburn Valley News. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Academy Squads confirmed for 2023 NPL NSW season". Sydney FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ "Sky Blues Fall To Japanese Title Contenders". Sydney FC. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ↑ Weiner, David (31 January 2026). "Talay reveals 'different' secret dressing room ploy as 19yo and 16yo sensations dominate Sydney Derby". Football360.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ Clarke, George (February 2026). "Quintal's quality helps Sydney sneak past Roar". Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Six Sky Blues In U16 Australia Squad". Sydney FC. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ "Four Sky Blues named in Australian U17's". Sydney FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ "Sydney Academy players' U17's Asian Cup run ends". Sydney FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ Curulli, Chris (5 October 2022). "Subway Joeys comfortably defeat Northern Mariana Islands in Shepparton opener". Football Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ Curulli, Chris (7 October 2022). "Subway Joeys stay top with ten-goal Cambodia victory". Football Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ Street, Phoebe (4 October 2022). "NSW junior football players to watch: Best young talent in U16 boys, U18 girls". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Tiago Quintal – Player Profile". Football NSW. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Australian men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sydney FC players
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues Men's players
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian people of Portuguese descent
- Australian people of Italian descent