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Quinos was born in Maggy Payán, in southern Colombia, not far from the Ecuadorian border, and grew up in relative poverty.
“It’s a very remote forgotten village,” he said in a recent interview.
“Knowing that I can win everything motivates me to fight even with all the difficulties and lack of support. I’m doing my best with every ball I get and every match. I’m doing this for my family too.”
At the age of 17, Amater left the team Football Path and joined the Mexican Tigres.
“I was young and I hesitated when I thought of leaving my country to pursue new goals and paths.”
He considers Mexico ‘my country’ and now has a Mexican wife and children.
Quinos spent eight years there with Tigers, Atlas and Club America – plus three loan spells as well.
Having previously scored over 70 goals for Colombia at youth level in 2017 and 2018, he has not heard from his home country.
In the year He was eligible to play for Mexico as a national when he got a call-up from Colombia in 2023 – and joined their team instead.
“I found a very generous country,” he said. “People welcome you, they help you stand out, you grow personally, and I loved it, so, slowly, I started to settle down, I felt welcome. I will always be very grateful for these moments.”
“Mexico made me a good person. I didn’t have good references from Colombia because I wasn’t very smart at the time, but Mexico welcomed me with open arms, knowing that one has good and bad times in life. I learned a lot from that.”
He won six league titles in Mexico, two with his regular teams – although the Mexican league has two championships each year.
