Julián Quiñones

Julián Quiñones
Quiñones with Mexico in 2025
Personal information
Full name Julián Andrés Komla Quiñones Quiñones[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997
Place of birth Magüí Payán, Colombia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Al-Qadsiah
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Tigres UANL 59 (8)
2016 → Venados (loan) 14 (3)
2017–2018 → BUAP (loan) 28 (17)
2021 → Atlas (loan)[2] 23 (5)
2022–2023 Atlas 55 (27)
2023–2024 América 41 (18)
2024– Al-Qadsiah 59 (53)
International career‡
2017–2018 Colombia U20 13 (4)
2023– Mexico 23 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2025 United States–Canada
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner2025 United States
Runner-up2024 United States
Representing  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2026

Julián Andrés Quiñones Quiñones (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer. He plays as a forward and winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah. Born in Colombia, he plays for the Mexico national team.[3]

Quiñones started playing amateur football in Colombia with Futbol Paz, before joining Tigres UANL in 2016.[4] After three loan transfers, he joined Atlas permanently in January 2022,[5] helping them win a league title for the first time in 70 years. He joined América in July 2023,[6] before signing for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah in June 2024 for $16 million.[7][8]

At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he scored the first goal of the tournament in the ninth minute of the opening match against South Africa.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 May 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Venados (loan) 2015–16 Ascenso MX 14363——206
Tigres UANL 2016–17 Liga MX 70003[b]1—101
2018–19 256416[b]2—359
2019–20 40—2[b]0—60
2020–21 232——1[c]0242
Total 59841113107512
BUAP (loan) 2017–18 Liga MX 281700——2817
Atlas 2021–22 Liga MX 4314——1[d]14415
2022–23 3518—3[b]31[e]03921
Total 7832—33218336
América 2023–24 Liga MX 4118—7[b]34[f]25223
Al-Qadsiah 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 282055——3325
2025–26 313334—1[g]03537
Total 595389—106862
Career Total 278129181321983325154
  1. ↑ Includes Copa MX, King's Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League/Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa MX
  5. ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

As of match played 4 June 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202320
202482
202580
202652
Total234

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Julián Quiñones
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 21 March 2024 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States  Panama 2–0 3–0 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals [11]
2 8 June 2024 Kyle Field, College Station, United States  Brazil 1–2 2–3 Friendly [12]

Honours

Tigres UANL
Atlas
  • Liga MX: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
  • Campeón de Campeones: 2022
América
Colombia U20
  • Central American and Caribbean Games: 2018
Mexico
Individual

References

  1. ↑ Julián Quiñones at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Atlas anuncia oficialmente la llegada de Julián Quiñones" (in Spanish). Diario AS México. 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mexico call up Colombia dual-national Quinones for first time". ESPN. 9 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Futbol Paz, el semillero donde Tigres encontró a una joya colombiana" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. 1 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Atlas compra a Quiñones, Reyes y Garnica" (in Spanish). Diario AS México. 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Oficial: Julián Quiñones, refuerzo de América para el Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 3 July 2023.
  7. ↑ @Alqadsiah (June 20, 2024). ""Julian Quinones" Qadassawi for 2028" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "América anunció la salida de Julián Quiñones de forma oficial" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 20 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Athletic, The (2026-06-11). "Mexico vs South Africa live updates: Julian Quinones scores first goal of FIFA World Cup 2026". The Athletic. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  10. 1 2 Julián Quiñones at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Panama vs. Mexico 0-3". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mexico vs. Brazil 2-3". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (18 December 2023). "Club América extends Liga MX record to 14 titles after defeating Tigres". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (27 May 2024). "América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  16. ↑ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 2025-03-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  17. ↑ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "2025-26 SPL Awards winners: Felix, Jesus, Al Juwayr, Al Elewa honoured". Saudi Pro League. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.

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