Robin Quaison

Robin Kwamina Quaison (/ˈkwsən/, KWAY-sən; born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Mainz 05 and the Swedish national team. He operates mainly as a forward.

Robin Quaison
Quaison with Sweden in 2019
Personal information
Full name Robin Kwamina Quaison
Date of birth (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Attacking midfielder
Winger
Club information
Current team
Mainz 05
Number 7
Youth career
1997–2012 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 AIK 51 (7)
2011Väsby United (loan) 17 (8)
2014–2017 Palermo 66 (7)
2017– Mainz 05 109 (27)
National team
2012 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2012–2016 Sweden U21/O 20 (1)
2013– Sweden 21 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:59, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Career

Born in Stockholm to a Ghanaian father and a Swedish mother,[1] Quaison started his professional career in 2011 on loan at Väsby United.[2]

AIK

Quaison joined AIK in 1997. He made his first match for AIK on 1 April 2012, as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Mjällby. He scored his first goal on 20 May the same year, in a 5–2 victory against IFK Norrköping. His second goal came in the 3–1 win against BK Häcken on 8 July 2012.

He made Europa League his debut in a 4–0 loss to Napoli on 20 September 2012 before going on to playing a further five times in the Europa League cup run. He received the first red card of his career against Halmstads BK in a 3–3 draw. He finished his second season making 28 appearances in all competitions.

On 6 August 2013, Quaison scored a long-distance goal against Manchester United in a 1–1 draw during a pre-season friendly.[3]

Palermo

In July 2014 Quaison moved to the Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year contract, having been previously linked with Stoke City,[4] Leeds and QPR.[1]

Mainz 05

On 31 January 2017, Quaison signed a 4.5-year contract with Bundesliga side Mainz 05.[5]

On 17 December 2019, Quaison scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 Bundesliga victory over Werder Bremen.[6]

International career

On 23 January 2013, Quaison made his debut for the Swedish national football team, against North Korea in the 2013 King's Cup. Three days later he scored his first goal for Sweden in a 3–0 victory against Finland in the final of the tournament.

In 2015, Quaison was part of the Sweden U21 team that won the UEFA European Under–21 Championship in the Czech Republic.[7] He made four appearances during the tournament, coming on as a substitute in each, and scored one goal in the semi-finals against Denmark.[8]

In 2016, he competed for the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

In March 2019, Quaison made his competitive Sweden national team debut as he played in the first two rounds of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. Quaison had a successful debut, scoring one goal against Romania in a 2–1 win, and following that up with one goal against rivals Norway in a 3–3 draw.[10][11] In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for Euro 2020.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 January 2021[13]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Väsby United 2011 Division 1 Norra 1781[lower-alpha 1]0188
AIK 2012 Allsvenskan 18210701[lower-alpha 2]0272
2013 Allsvenskan 23431265
2014 Allsvenskan 10100101
Total 517417020638
Palermo 2014–15 Serie A 19210202
2015–16 Serie A 30121322
2016–17 Serie A 17410184
Total 667410000708
Mainz 05 2016–17 Bundesliga 111111
2017–18 Bundesliga 24420264
2018–19 Bundesliga 28722309
2019–20 Bundesliga 3213103313
2020–21 Bundesliga 14221163
Total 1092773000011630
Career total 24349155702026755
  1. Appearance in Relegation play-offs
  2. Seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League and one appearance in the Svenska Supercupen

International

As of 17 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201321
201421
201510
201810
201995
202061
Total218

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[14]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 January 2013700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand Finland2–03–02013 King's Cup
2.21 January 2014Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Iceland1–02–0Friendly
3.23 March 2019Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Romania1–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4.26 March 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway3–23–3
5.7 June 2019Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Malta1–03–0
6.5 September 2019Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands4–04–0
7.15 November 2019Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Romania2–02–0
8.17 November 2020Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France France2–32–42020–21 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

International

Sweden U21

References

  1. NORRITO, Massimo (21 July 2014). "Quaison: Il Palermo è la mia grande occasione" [Quaison: "Palermo is my big chance"]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. "Quaison och Jobarteh till A-truppen". AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. "AIK 1 Manchester United 1: match report". The Telegraph. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. Hendlundh, Kent (11 November 2013). "Transfer news: AIK Solna deny firm offers from abroad for midfielder Robin Quaison". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. "Quaison bei Mainz angekommen" [Quaison has arrived at Mainz]. kicker Online (in German). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. "Robin Quaison hits hat-trick as Mainz put five without reply past Werder Bremen". Bundesliga. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. "Här är Sveriges trupp i U21-EM 2015". www.expressen.se. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. "Denmark U21 vs. Sweden U21 - 27 June 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. TT (2016-08-28). "Quaison kallades in – och skadade sig". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  10. "Eurosport". Eurosport. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026062/index.html
  12. "Från hackkyckling till EM-hjälte". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  13. "R. Quaison". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  14. "Robin Quaison". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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