Romell Quioto

Romell Samir Quioto Robinson (born 9 August 1991), nicknamed El Romántico (The Romantic), is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi First Division League club Al-Ula.

Club career

C.D.S. Vida Quioto came up through the youth ranks of Unión Ájax before being sold to Liga Nacional side C.D.S. Vida. Quioto made his debut for Vida in the Liga Nacional during the 2010 Clausura season and scored his first goal 6 March 2010 in a 4–1 victory over Real Juventud. For the 2012–13 season, he was loaned out to Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków. He had 2 assists in his debut, a 5–0 win against Luboński 1943 in the Polish Cup Quioto stepped on a players leg on 31 August 2012 and received a five-game suspension. By the time he returned, Quioto had lost his place in the team and could only make a few substitute appearances. Quioto returned to Vida for the 2013 Clausura and he finished joint top scorer for the 2013 Apertura

C.D. Olimpia On 30 November 2013, Quioto signed with C.D. Olimpia. He made his debut for Olimpia on 12 January 2014 in a 1–1 draw against C.D. Real Sociedad. On 9 May 2015, Quioto played in the 2015 Honduran Cup, scoring a goal in the 3–1 win over Platense. Quioto was part of the Olimpia squad that won the 2014 Clausura, the 2015 Clausura, and the 2016 Clausura, as well as the 2015 Honduran Cup and the 2016 Honduran Supercup Clausura. He scored on his Dynamo debut on 4 March 2017 in a 3–1 win over Seattle Sounders FC. The goal was named MLS Goal of the Week and he was named to the Team of the Week. He would score in his first 3 games for Houston. He scored in his next two games as well. After a quiet April, Quioto registered his fourth goal and his first assist for Houston on 6 May in a 4–0 win over Orlando City SC. Quioto helped the Dynamo qualify for the MLS Playoffs for the first time since 2013. The Dynamo reached the Western Conference Finals before falling to the Sounders.

in 2018, Quioto got off to a slow start, with no goals or assists in the first five matches. However, in the 6th game of the season, he scored once and assisted twice in a 5–1 win over Toronto. This was the start of a period of great form for Quioto, scoring three with six assists in a seven-game stretch. He was twice named to the MLS Team of the Week during this stretch. On September 29, Quioto scored in the 87th minute to give Houston a 3–2 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. Quioto was named to the Team of the Week as a result. Although the Dynamo missed out on the MLS playoffs for 2018, they won the 2018 US Open Cup, the first in club history. He scored 2 goals in the Dynamo's 4–2 win over Sporting Kansas City on 18 July. The Open Cup win qualified them for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Quioto finished the year with 8 goals and 12 assists in 36 games across all competitions. On 8 August, Quioto was sent off for elbowing NYCFC defender Rónald Matarrita in the back of the head. The Dynamo would go on to lose 3–2. After the game, Dynamo head coach Wilmer Cabrera announced that he had apologized to the referees and the NYCFC coaches and players for Quioto's actions, stating "I will not tolerate it more on the team because we come to play football. I apologize to the fans, the Houston Dynamo team and the entire league because what happened today." Quioto apologized for his actions on social media after the game. On 16 August, the MLS announced that Quioto had been suspended an additional game, besides the automatic suspension for a red card, and fined an undisclosed amount for violent conduct as well as fined him for failing to leave the field quickly after receiving the red card. Even after the suspension, Quioto did not return to the Dynamo first team. He was not allowed in the locker room and trained separately from the rest of the team. On 7 October 2019, Quioto revealed through his social media accounts that he would no longer continue with the Dynamo. He had not played for two months.

CF Montréal On 20 November 2019, Quioto was traded to the Montreal Impact, later renamed CF Montréal, in exchange for Víctor Cabrera and $100,000 in allocation money. In his debut, on 19 February 2020 against Deportivo Saprissa in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 tie, he scored once in a 2–2 draw. He started the return leg, a 0–0 draw that saw Montreal advance on away goals. He made his MLS debut for the Impact on 29 February, scoring once in a 2–1 over the New England Revolution. However, he did not finish the match as he was shown a red card in the 16th minute after elbowing Mark McKenzie of the Union in the head. In addition to the automatic one-game suspension for a red card, the MLS suspended him an additional match and fined him an undisclosed amount. On 8 November, in the final match of the regular season, Quioto set up Victor Wanyama in the 74th minute and scored in the 88th to give Montreal a 3–2 win over D.C. United, which enabled Montreal to qualify for the playoffs. On 20 November, in the Impact's opening match of the playoffs, Quioto scored once as Montreal lost 2–1 to the New England Revolution. Having amassed 8 goals and 6 assists in 19 appearances, he was named the Montreal Impact MVP.

Tractor On 13 January 2024, after seven continuous seasons in Major League Soccer, Quioto joined Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor. However, his contract was terminated on 2 February that year, without making a single appearance for the Iranian side.

Saudi Arabia Al-Arabi On 7 February 2024, Quioto signed with Saudi First Division League club Al-Arabi. He made his debut in the league the following 20 February, in a 1–0 away loss to Al-Safa Club. Quioto came off the bench and even scored a goal, but it was ruled out by VAR. He would go on to score his first goal for the club on 5 March, in a 5–2 away victory against city rivals Al-Najma. Quioto left the club following the expiration of his contract in the summer of 2025.

Al-Najma On 3 August 2025, Quioto signed with newly-promoted Saudi Pro League club Al-Najma.

Al-Faisaly After ten appearances without a single goal contribution for Al-Najma, Quioto signed with second-tier side Al-Faisaly on 21 January 2026. He made his debut for the club five days later, scoring the third goal in the 3–0 away rout of his former side Al-Arabi.

Al-Ula On 8 July 2026, after achieving promotion to the top flight with Al-Faisaly, Quioto joined second-tier side Al-Ula.

International career He earned his first cap for Honduras on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Ecuador. Quioto represented Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics and made 6 appearances and scored 1 goal, helping Honduras finish 4th.

On 19 November 2025, the day after Honduras disastrously failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Quioto retired from the national team following Honduras' goalless draw against Costa Rica.

Personal life On 22 June 2018, Quioto received his US Green Card, qualifying him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

Club

International + Appearances and goals by national team and year + List of international goals scored by Romell Quioto Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 10 February 2016 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–0 1–3 Friendly 2 29 March 2016 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 2 September 2016 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 15 November 2016 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 13 June 2017 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–2 6 5 September 2017 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1–0 1–1 7 10 October 2017 3–2 3–2 8 11 October 2018 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 1–0 1–1 Friendly 9 13 July 2021 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States 4–0 4–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup 10 17 July 2021 1–0 3–2 11 3–2 12 16 November 2021 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 13 6 June 2022 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1–2 1–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A 14 15 October 2023 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 3–0 4–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A 15 21 March 2025 Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda 1–2 5–3 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 16 3–2 17 21 June 2025 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 1–0 2–0 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup 18 10 September 2025 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 13 October 2025 3–0 3–0

Honours Olimpia Liga Nacional: 2014 Clausura, 2015 Clausura, 2016 Clausura Honduran Cup: 2015 Supercopa de Honduras: 2016 Clausura

Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup: 2018

CF Montréal Canadian Championship: 2021

Individual Montreal Impact MVP: 2020