On 27 December, América included Quintero on their list of transferable players ahead of the 2017 Clausura. Despite interest in Quintero, no deals were completed and he remained with América. He made his first appearance of the 2017 Clausura in matchweek one, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Toluca on 15 January. He recorded his first assist of the Clausura on 4 February in a 2–0 victory against Morelia. On 18 March, Quintero was playing in a match with the under–20 team when he suffered a leg injury. He returned to the first team lineup for matchweek 15. He made three substitute appearances for the final three matches. The Clausura season was a disappointment for Quintero and América. Quintero scored zero goals and had two assists in his league 13 appearances, with only three of those being starts, as América failed to qualify for Liguilla. Copa MX wasn't much better for either. On 18 January, Quintero scored once to help defeat his old team Santos Laguna in the first match of the Clausura 2017 Copa MX group stage. That would be the only time Quintero would score or record an assist during the tournament. América managed to advance out of the group, but lost in the round of 16 to Tijuana.