Robin Quaison

Robin Quaison
Quaison in 2015
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)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 7
Youth career
1997–2012 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 → Väsby United (loan) 17 (8)
2012–2014 AIK 51 (7)
2014–2017 Palermo 66 (7)
2017– Mainz 05 35 (5)
National team‡
2012 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2012–2015 Sweden U21 16 (1)
2016 Sweden U23 4 (0)
2013– Sweden 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018

Robin Kwamina Quaison (born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Mainz 05 as a midfielder.[1] He is a Swedish international.

Career

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

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 Mjallby. 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 Hacken 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.[2]

Mainz 05

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

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.

With the national Under-21 win the 2015 UEFA European, in the Czech Republic.

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2018[6]
Club Season Division League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Väsby United 2011 Division 1 Norra 178—1[lower-alpha 1]0188
AIK 2012 Allsvenskan 182108[lower-alpha 2]0272
2013 23431—265
2014 10100—101
Total 5174180638
Palermo 2014–15 Serie A 19210—202
2015–16 30121—322
2016–17 17410—184
Total 6674100708
Mainz 05 2016–17 Bundesliga 111——111
2017–18 24420—264
Total 35520—375
Career total 16927929018729
  1. ↑ Appearance in Relegation play-offs
  2. ↑ Seven Appearances in UEFA Europa League, One Appearance in Svenska Supercupen

International goals

#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

Honours

International

Sweden U21

References

  1. ↑ "Quaison och Jobarteh till A-truppen". AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 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.
  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. ↑ "R. Quaison". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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