Junior Quitirna

Armando Junior Quitirna (born 25 April 2000) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town.[2]

Armando Junior Quitirna
Personal information
Full name Armando Junior Quitirna
Date of birth (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000
Place of birth Guinea Bissau[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
Number 15
Youth career
AFC Hornchurch
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2021–2023 Waterford 43 (15)
2023– Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2023 → Altrincham (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

Charlton Athletic

Quitirna made two appearances for Charlton Athletic, both in cup games before it was announced on 18 May 2021 that he would leave the club at the end of his contract.[3]

Waterford

It was announced that had Quitirna made the move to League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford on 9 July 2021.[4] On the same day, he made his debut for the club, scoring a penalty in a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps.[5] On 30 July 2021, he came off the bench away to Drogheda United in the 75th minute and scored the winning goal eight minutes later in a 2–1 win for his side.[6] He made a total of 20 appearances in all competitions over the season, scoring seven goals[7] as the club were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.[8]

Fleetwood Town

On 31 January 2023, Quitirna joined League One club Fleetwood Town, immediately being loaned out to National League club Altrincham on an initial one-month deal.[9] Quitirna returned to his parent club on 2 March 2023, after making just one appearance for Altrincham, playing 10 minutes in an FA Trophy tie away to Bracknell Town, in which he scored the last goal in a 3–1 win.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 February 2023
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2019–20[11] Championship 000010—10
2020–21[12] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Charlton Athletic total 0000101020
Waterford 2021[13] LOI Premier Division 16631—1[lower-alpha 3]0207
2022[13] LOI First Division 27931—5[lower-alpha 4]33513
2023[13] ———1[lower-alpha 5]111
Waterford total 431562—745621
Fleetwood Town 2022–23[14] League One 00———00
Altrincham (loan) 2022–23[14] National League 00——1[lower-alpha 6]111
Career total 43156210955922
  1. Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. Appearances in 2021 League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs
  4. One appearance in the Munster Senior Cup & four appearances and three goals in the 2022 League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs
  5. Appearance in the Munster Senior Cup
  6. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "PlayerProfile". www.cafc.co.uk.
  2. Junior Quitirna at Soccerway
  3. "Squad update following completion of the 2020/21 season". www.cafc.co.uk. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. "Waterford FC". Waterford FC. 9 July 2021.
  5. "Junior Quitirna strikes to give Waterford lifeline at bottom of Premier Division".
  6. "Super-sub Junior Quitirna seals Waterford win away to Drogheda United". 30 July 2021.
  7. "Guinea-Bissau - Junior Quitirna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. Fennessy, Paul (26 November 2021). "Joy for UCD as they beat beleagured [sic] Waterford to seal Premier Division status". The42.
  9. "Junior Quitirna joins Town and heads to Altrincham on loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. "Junior rejoins Fleetwood after Alty loan spell comes to an end".
  11. "Games played by Junior Quitirna in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Games played by Junior Quitirna in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. "England - J. Quitirna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  14. "Games played by Junior Quitirna in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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