Julián Quiñones scored two goals in one minute against Ittihad FC and finished the night with a hat trick, a burst that carried him to 33 goals and the top scorer’s crown in Arabia. The Al-Qadisiya forward struck twice in the 36th minute before completing his hat trick in the 64th minute, capping a performance that underlined why he is being watched so closely.
The result gives La Pantera another strong argument as he tries to earn a place on the final list for Javier Aguirre. For Mexico, that matters now because the road to the 2026 World Cup is narrowing and every goal carries more weight than the last.
Quiñones has not lost the chance to show what he can bring to the Mexico national team, and his scoring run in Saudi Arabia has turned that chance into a statement. He is not only producing for Al-Qadisiya; he is doing it in a way that keeps his name in the conversation when the final squad is drawn up.
The tension for Quiñones is simple. A player can finish as champion scorer and still have to prove he belongs on the biggest stage. His 33-goal season says he is making that case with force, but the final decision now moves away from the scoreboard and into Aguirre’s hands.
