The story of Julián Quiñones, the first scorer of this World Cup with Mexico-South Africa 1-0, It started in Colombia, continued in Mexico and ended, for now, in Saudi Arabia, with un Spanish prominence which we now tell you.
The extreme left of Mexico He signed in June 2024 for Al Qadsiah, trained by José Miguel González Martín del Campo, Míchel, club to which he had risen from the Second Division that year and which signed Julián as one of its new stars for the elite.
“That player is a marvel for the qualities he has, and the proof is that he has adapted to new positions and new challenges in his career”, an authorized source very close to that first season tells us of the player in Saudi.
Goal by Quiñones (1-0) in Mexico 2-0 South Africa
Quinones He had scored 18 goals in 41 league games with América de México as a pure center forward during the 23-24 seasons. But Míchel arrived and put him on the left wing (although he is right-handed). Javier Aguirre himself told it at a press conference the other day: “I spoke with Míchel during those months and he told me that he had Aubameyang as a center forward and It was when he put Quiñones as a winger.” An idea that ‘El Vasco’ copied for Mexico with Raúl Jiménez as the striker.
The funny thing is that Julián has had to work on it at ‘Tri’. Aguirre was not very convinced with him at the beginning of his process, but ‘El Vasco’ has had a good gesture as a coach, and has placed him as a starter seeing the evidence.
This season, although without Míchel since December, Julián has become the top scorer in the Pro Saudi League, with 33 goals, ahead of the Englishman Toney and Cristiano Ronaldo himself. One goal every 83 minutes; one goal every 1.8 shots on goal; 14 ‘Man of the Match’; and was voted by fans as ‘Player of the Season’.
Quiñones and Aubameyang lead the siege of Al Qadsiah
In the end, both Míchel and Aguirre have benefited over time from Julián’s new winger position. On Thursday, against South Africa, the boy understood that he had to let Gallardo (MX’s left back) play on the wing so he could do damage inside. “He always had an overflow, he associates well, he has a good shot and he knows how to go into space,” Club América emphasizes to us.where Julián triumphed after passing through Tigres or Atlas, other clubs in the country.
AND This is the story of this Colombian loved in Mexico. “This country He gave me everything: my family, my career, my tranquility…”, Julián usually says. And the Mexican fans returned that affection by adopting it from the first day. For now, it gave the ‘Tri’ the start of their first World Cup triumph.
