Quini
Personal information
Full name Joaquín José Marín Ruiz[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-24) 24 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Fernán Núñez, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 18
Youth career
Séneca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Aguilarense 14 (7)
2010–2011 San Roque 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Antequera (loan) 37 (9)
2011–2012 Lucena 34 (9)
2012–2014 Real Madrid B 40 (1)
2014–2017 Rayo Vallecano 71 (0)
2017–2023 Granada 138 (2)
2023– Olympiacos 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Joaquín José Marín Ruiz (born 24 September 1989), known as Quini (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkini]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.

Club career

Born in Fernán Núñez, Córdoba, Quini spent his first years as a senior competing in amateur football, as a striker. In the 2011–12 season he made his debut as a professional, appearing and scoring regularly for local Lucena CF in the Segunda División B, now playing as a winger.[2]

Quini joined Real Madrid Castilla of Segunda División on 12 June 2012, penning a two-year contract.[3][4] He made his league debut on 25 August, playing ten minutes in a 3–2 home win against FC Barcelona B.[5][6] He was also successfully reconverted as right-back by manager Manolo Díaz during the 2013–14 campaign.[7][8]

On 11 June 2014, Quini signed a three-year deal with La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.[9] He played his first match in the Spanish top flight on 25 August, featuring the entire 0–0 home draw with Atlético Madrid.[10]

Quini joined Granada CF for three seasons on 28 June 2017, after his contract expired.[11] He contributed 31 appearances and one goal in his second, in a return to the top tier as runners-up.[12]

Quini spent the vast majority of 2019–20 on the sidelines, due to a knee injury.[13] He achieved another promotion to the main division in 2023, totalling 31 games for the champions.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aguilarense 2008–09[15] Primera Andaluza 72———72
2009–10[15] Primera Andaluza 75———75
Total 147000000147
Antequera (loan) 2009–10[15] Tercera División 80———80
2010–11[15] Tercera División 299———299
Total 379000000379
Lucena 2011–12[16] Segunda División B 34900—4[lower-alpha 1]0389
Real Madrid B 2012–13[16] Segunda División 90———90
2013–14[16] Segunda División 311———311
Total 401000000401
Rayo Vallecano 2014–15[16] La Liga 17010——180
2015–16[16] La Liga 27040——310
2016–17[16] Segunda División 27010——280
Total 710600000770
Granada 2017–18[16] Segunda División 15010——160
2018–19[16] Segunda División 31110——321
2019–20[16] La Liga 10000——100
2020–21[16] La Liga 1912000—211
2021–22[16] La Liga 32000——320
2022–23[16] Segunda División 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
Total 13825000001432
Olympiacos 2023–24[16] Super League Greece 10 1 1 0 7 0 — 18 1
Career total 34429120408036729
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Granada

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Quini". Diario AS. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Quini, del Antequera, nueva incorporación del Lucena CF" [Quini, from Antequera, new addition of Lucena CF] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Quini ficha por el Castilla para las dos próximas campañas" [Quini signs for Castilla for next two seasons]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "RM Castilla starts preseason". Real Madrid CF. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Piñero, Alberto (25 August 2012). "Real Madrid Castilla 3–2 Barcelona B: La Fábrica merengue sonroja a La Masía blaugrana" [Real Madrid Castilla 3–2 Barcelona B: Merengue Factory embarrasses blaugrana La Masía] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Ruiz, David (25 August 2012). "Castilla-Barça B: El Real Madrid se lleva el duelo de filiales" [Castilla-Barça B: Real Madrid take clash of reserve teams]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. ↑ León, José Carlos (19 December 2013). "El peligro del efecto Manolo" [The danger of the Manolo effect]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Sugimori, Masato (27 February 2014). "El milagro de Manolo Díaz" [Manolo Díaz's miracle]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Quini nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Quini new player of Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Atletico draw blank against Rayo". ESPN FC. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Comunicado | Quini ficha por el Granada CF por tres temporadas" [Announcement | Quini signs for Granada CF for three seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Navarro, Antonio (18 September 2019). "Quini alcanza los 50 partidos de liga con el Granada" [Quini reaches 50 league games with Granada]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Aguilera, Javier (16 May 2020). "Quini ya ve la luz al final del túnel" [Quini starts seeing light at the end of the tunnel]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  14. ↑ Madrid Lechuga, Paloma (31 May 2023). "Víctor Díaz, Quini, Antonio Puertas y Carlos Neva, claves en los dos últimos ascensos del Granada CF" [Víctor Díaz, Quini, Antonio Puertas and Carlos Neva, key in Granada CF's two last promotions] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Quini at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Quini at Soccerway
  17. ↑ Arenillas, Álvaro (27 May 2023). "Paco López no recuerda algo igual" [Paco López does not remember anything like this]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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