Josué Quijano

Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme (born March 10, 1991) is a Nicaraguan professional defender currently playing for Real Estelí F.C..

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quijano and the second or maternal family name is Potosme.
Josué Quijano
Personal information
Full name Josué Abraham Quijano Potosme
Date of birth (1991-03-10) March 10, 1991
Place of birth Masaya, Nicaragua
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Real Estelí F.C.
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 CaRuNa RL
2011–2015 Walter Ferretti 30 (0)
2015– Real Estelí F.C. 162 (6)
National team‡
2011– Nicaragua 61 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2019

Club career

Quijano joined Walter Ferretti from hometown club CaRuNa RL.

Motorcycle accident

In summer 2013 he needed to be hospitalized after breaking his knee in an accident with his motorcycle also involving teammate Milton Busto.[1] He was expected to return to playing football in six months.[2]

International career

Quijano made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador and has, as of June 2019, earned a total of 61 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2011[4] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana.[5]

International goals
Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[6]
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 January 2013Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Guatemala1–01–12013 Copa Centroamericana

References
  1. Josué Quijano accidentado - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. Quijano: “Me hace falta el Ferreti” Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - Pinolerosports (in Spanish)
  3. Josué Quijano – FIFA competition record
  4. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. Costa Rica vence 2-0 a Nicaragua en la Copa Centroamericana Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine - UNCAF
  6. "Josué Quijano". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 March 2019.


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