{{short description|Curaçaoan footballer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Quintón Christina | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Quintón Christopher Edson Christina | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|3|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Willemstad]], Curaçao | height = 1.71 m | currentclub = [[C.V.V. Inter Willemstad|CVV Willemstad]] | clubnumber = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2011–2016 | clubs1 = [[CRKSV Jong Holland|Jong Holland]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2016–2018 | clubs2 = [[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht II]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = [[FK Inter Bratislava|Inter Bratislava]] | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → [[FC Petržalka|Petržalka]] (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = [[Partizán Bardejov]] | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = [[Assyriska FF]] | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2021–2023 | clubs7 = [[VV Katwijk|Katwijk]] | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = [[VV Noordwijk|Noordwijk]] | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = [[C.V.V. Inter Willemstad|CVV Willemstad]] | caps9 = | goals9 = | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = [[Sint Maarten national football team|Sint Maarten]] | nationalcaps2 = 13 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | pcupdate = 22 November 2024 | ntupdate = 22 November 2024 }}
'''Quintón Christopher Edson Christina''' (born 3 May 1995) is a [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[C.V.V. Inter Willemstad|CVV Willemstad]]. Born in Curaçao, he represented for the [[Sint Maarten national football team|Sint Maarten national team]].
==Club career== Christina has played for [[CRKSV Jong Holland|Jong Holland]] of the [[Curaçao League]], the top football league in [[Curaçao]], since 2011.<ref name="NFT Profile">{{cite web|title=NFT Profile|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/48209/Quinton_Christina.html|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> In 2012, Christina was given a 10-day trial with [[PEC Zwolle|Zwolle]] of the [[Eredivisie]], the highest level of football in the Netherlands.<ref name="Quinton `Messi’ Christina lo tryout ku PEC-Zwolle">{{cite web|title=Quinton 'Messi' Christina lo tryout ku PEC-Zwolle|url=http://www.vigilantekorsou.com/deporte_nashonalDetail.php?Quinton-Messi-Christina-lo-tryout-ku-PEC-Zwolle-534|publisher=vigilantekorsou.com|access-date=6 January 2014|language=nl|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107011634/http://www.vigilantekorsou.com/deporte_nashonalDetail.php?Quinton-Messi-Christina-lo-tryout-ku-PEC-Zwolle-534|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In December 2013, it was announced that Christina was one of 23 top young [[Caribbean]] prospects to be invited to the inaugural [[MLS Caribbean Combine]], a joint venture between [[Major League Soccer]] and the [[Caribbean Football Union]] with the objective of providing the young players with an opportunity to play in front of MLS scouts.<ref name="MLS announces Caribbean Combine invitees">{{cite web|title=MLS announces Caribbean Combine invitees|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/mls-announces-caribbean-combine-invitees|publisher=CONCACAF|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> Following the 3-day event, Christina was one of only two players selected to participate in the MLS Combine from 10-14 of January in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], along with [[Stefano Rijssel]] of Suriname.<ref name="Historic CFU MLS">{{cite web|title=Historic CFU MLS Combine Comes To An End|url=http://antiguafootball.com/news/historic-cfu-mls-combine-comes-to-an-end/|publisher=Antigua and Barbuda Football Association|access-date=8 January 2014|archive-date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108201729/http://antiguafootball.com/news/historic-cfu-mls-combine-comes-to-an-end/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==International career== Christina represented Curaçao at various youth levels including Under-17 and Under-20,<ref name="Soccerway Profile">{{cite web|title=Soccerway Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/quinton-christina/137082/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> including as part of the Under-20 squad that competed in the [[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship]] in Mexico with hopes of qualifying for the [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in Turkey.<ref name="Hans Schrijver coach Curaçao U20 in Mexico">{{cite web|title=Hans Schrijver coach Curaçao U20 in Mexico|url=http://curacaosport.com/hans-schrijver-coach-curacao-u20-in-mexico/|publisher=curacaosport.com|access-date=6 January 2014|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408181058/http://www.curacaosport.com/hans-schrijver-coach-curacao-u20-in-mexico/|archive-date=April 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In November 2013, it was announced that Christina was named to the roster for the [[Curaçao national football team|senior squad]] as they prepared for the 2012 [[ABCS Tournament]], an annual tournament between the Dutch-speaking countries of the Caribbean. He made his senior debut on 13 July 2012 in a match against [[Aruba national football team|Aruba]] in the tournament.<ref name="CFD Profile">{{cite web|title=CFD Profile|url=http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/curacao/players/quintonchristina.html|publisher=Caribbean Football Database|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> Christina was named to the squad again for the 2013 edition of the tournament.<ref name="Curacao selection">{{cite web|last=Molenaar|first=Lidanel|title=Curacao selection prepares for ABCS tournament|url=http://www.ffk.cw/season/2012/third-division/news/76/curacao-selection-prepares-for-abcs-tournament/|publisher=FFK|access-date=6 January 2014|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106195606/http://www.ffk.cw/season/2012/third-division/news/76/curacao-selection-prepares-for-abcs-tournament/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{MLS player|quinton-christina}}
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