Tiago Quintal

Tiago Quintal (; born 16 June 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.

Early life Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Quintal is of Portuguese and Italian descent. Quintal is a supporter of Premier League club Chelsea and idolised Eden Hazard and Adrian Mierzejewski. In 2023, Quintal initially played for the under-20s – already two age groups above – before being promoted to Sydney FC Youth, who played in the National Premier Leagues NSW. He also spent time on a two-week trial in France at Lyon Academy. Quintal would make his league debut for the club three days later against Macarthur FC. His starting debut for the Sky Blues would come against Filipino club Kaya–Iloilo on 5 December 2024. On 18 January 2025, Quintal would score his first goal for Sydney in a 4–3 defeat to Brisbane Roar.

On 31 January 2026, Quintal scored a brace in a 4–1 win against rivals Western Sydney Wanderers. In February 2026, he would score two goals in three games clubs, earning praise for his strong run of form.

International career Quintal received his first international call-up with the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He featured in all three matches, starting in two of them. He made two appearances as Australia reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Japan. Prior to this, he scored four goals during the qualification stage with two goals each in the matches against Northern Mariana Islands, and Cambodia.

Style of play Mainly positioned as an attacking midfielder, Quintal is described as having quick feet and awareness, allowing him to navigate himself out of any situation. He is described by coach Ufuk Talay as a creative player that "can play between the lines" and a good dribbler in one-v-one situations, with a natural goal-scoring ability. NPL NSW

2023 NPL NSW

2024 NPL NSW 7 9

7 9 2025 NPL NSW 1 1

1 1

13 10 13 10

2024–25 A-League Men 17 1 0 0 5 0 22 1 2025–26 A-League Men 24 5 3 0

27 5

41 6 3 0 5 0 49 6

Honours Australia U-20 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Champions: 2025