Early career Born in
Bella Unión, Quintana began his career with Atlético Cañero, before representing hometown side Deportivo Tropezón Tablero. In 2014, he joined the youth academy of
Primera División team
Peñarol.
Peñarol In September 2015, Quintana was promoted to the first team after
Gonzalo Viera left the club. In June 2016, Quintana signed his first professional contract with Peñarol. Quintana appeared for Peñarol's first team for the first time on 16 August 2016, on the bench in their
Copa Sudamericana match against
Sportivo Luqueño. He made his competitive debut for the club on 3 September, coming on as a 52nd-minute substitute for
Bressan in a 2–0 Primera División home win over
Fénix. During the
2017 season, Quintana played 22 matches for Peñarol as he helped lead the club to a league title. He scored his first goal for the club on 10 June 2017 in a 4–1 victory over
Rampla Juniors. The following week on 18 June, Quintana scored the winning goal for Peñarol in a 2–1 victory over
El Tanque Sisley.
Loan spells On 17 January 2018,
MLS side the
San Jose Earthquakes announced that they had signed Quintana to a one-year loan, with an option to buy. He stated after his arrival in San Jose that he hoped the team would decide to keep him at the season's end. Quintana made his MLS debut on 3 March 2018, in San Jose's season-opening 3-2 victory over
Minnesota United. However, he was substituted in the 54th minute after suffering an injury. He scored his first MLS goal against
New York City in a 2–1 loss on 31 March. On 14 February 2019, Quintana was loaned out again, this time to
Cerro Largo for the rest of the year. His loan was later renewed for the
2021–22 season, with the club in the newly-created
Primera División RFEF.
Defensor Sporting On 17 July 2022, Quintana returned to his home country after being announced at
Defensor Sporting. Rarely used in his first season, he featured more regularly in the 2023 campaign.
Portuguesa On 21 December 2023, Quintana was announced at
Portuguesa for the 2024 season. ==Honours==