Robin Quaison

Robin Kwamina Quaison (/ˈkweɪsən/, 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)
Playing 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)
2011 → Väsby United (loan) 17 (8)
2014–2017 Palermo 66 (7)
2017– Mainz 05 93 (24)
National team‡
2012 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2012–2016 Sweden U21/O 20 (1)
2013– Sweden 15 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

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 Under-21s squad 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 March of 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.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 June 2020[11]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Väsby United 2011 Division 1 Norra 178——1[lower-alpha 1]0188
AIK 2012 Allsvenskan 18210701[lower-alpha 2]0272
2013 23431——265
2014 10100——101
Total 517417020638
Palermo 2014–15 Serie A 19210——202
2015–16 30121——322
2016–17 17410——184
Total 66741—00708
Mainz 05 2016–17 Bundesliga 111———111
2017–18 24420——264
2018–19 28722——309
2019–20 301210——3112
Total 932452——9826
Career total 22746134702024950
  1. Appearance in Relegation play-offs
  2. Seven Appearances in UEFA Europa League, One Appearance in Svenska Supercupen

International
As of 15 November 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201321
201421
201510
201810
201995
Total157

International goals
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[12]
#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

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. "Eurosport". Eurosport. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026062/index.html
  11. "R. Quaison". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  12. "Robin Quaison". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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