Robin Quaison

{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robin Quaison | image = Robin Quaison (Sweden starting XI vs Moldova, 12 October 2023).jpg | upright = | caption = Quaison with Sweden in 2023 | full_name = Robin Kwamina Quaison | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | height = 1.83 m | position = Forward, attacking midfielder | currentclub = Gulf United | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = 1997–2010 | youthclubs1 = AIK | years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = AIK | caps1 = 51 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Väsby United (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2014–2017 | clubs3 = Palermo | caps3 = 66 | goals3 = 7 | years4 = 2017–2021 | clubs4 = Mainz 05 | caps4 = 123 | goals4 = 31 | years5 = 2021–2024 | clubs5 = Al-Ettifaq | caps5 = 65 | goals5 = 16 | years6 = 2024–2025 | clubs6 = Aris | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2026– | clubs7 = Gulf United | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Sweden U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2012–2016 | nationalteam2 = Sweden U21/O | nationalcaps2 = 20 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2013–2023 | nationalteam3 = Sweden | nationalcaps3 = 52 | nationalgoals3 = 14 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|SWE}}}} {{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-21 Championship}} {{Medal|W|2015 Czech Republic|}} | club-update = 30 August 2025 | nationalteam-update = 17:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC) }}

'''Robin Kwamina Quaison''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|eɪ|s|ə|n|}}, {{respell|KWAY|sən}}; born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays UAE First Division League side Gulf United as a forward, attacking midfielder or left winger.

==Early life== Born in Stockholm to a Ghanaian father and a Swedish mother,<ref name="republicca">{{cite news|last1=NORRITO|first1=Massimo|title=Quaison: ''Il Palermo è la mia grande occasione''|trans-title=Quaison: "Palermo is my big chance"|url=http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/palermo/2014/07/21/news/presentazione_quaison-92080023/|access-date=13 December 2015|work=la Repubblica|date=21 July 2014|language=it}}</ref> he is childhood friends with rapper Dree Low.

== Club career == Quaison started his professional career in 2011 on loan at Väsby United.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quaison och Jobarteh till A-truppen|url=http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=5253|publisher=AIK Fotboll|access-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191240/http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=5253|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

===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 UEFA 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=AIK 1 Manchester United 1: match report |date=6 August 2013 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10227149/AIK-1-Manchester-United-1-match-report.html|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=August 6, 2013}}</ref>

===Palermo=== In July 2014 Quaison moved to the Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year contract, having been previously linked with Stoke City,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hendlundh|first1=Kent|title=Transfer news: AIK Solna deny firm offers from abroad for midfielder Robin Quaison|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11701/9021467/transfer-news-aik-solna-deny-firm-offers-from-abroad-for-midfielder-robin-quaison|access-date=13 December 2015|work=Sky Sports|date=11 November 2013}}</ref> Leeds and QPR.<ref name="republicca"/>

===Mainz 05=== On 31 January 2017, Quaison signed a 4.5-year contract with Bundesliga side Mainz 05.<ref>{{cite news|title=Quaison bei Mainz angekommen|trans-title=Quaison has arrived at Mainz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/wechselboerse/2016-17/1/tm-news--17046-8760-.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131143603/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/wechselboerse/2016-17/1/tm-news--17046-8760-.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2017|access-date=31 January 2017|work=kicker Online|date=31 January 2017|language=de}}</ref>

On 17 December 2019, Quaison scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 Bundesliga victory over Werder Bremen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/werder-bremen-mainz-live-line-ups-stats-rashica-pizarro-osako-mateta-sahin-8714|title=Robin Quaison hits hat-trick as Mainz put five without reply past Werder Bremen|website=Bundesliga|date=17 December 2019|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

On 16 May 2021, Quaison scored the sole Mainz goal, a second-half stoppage time penalty, in a 3–1 Bundesliga loss to Borussia Dortmund, for his thirtieth goal for the club. In doing so, he became the sole all-time top Bundesliga goalscorer for Mainz, breaking a tie with Yunus Mallı and Mohamed Zidan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/mainz-borussia-dortmund-live-line-ups-stats-haaland-sancho-reyna-bellingham-15853|title=Raphael Guerreiro, Marco Reus and Julian Brandt earn Borussia Dortmund Champions League qualification with win in Mainz|publisher=Bundesliga|date=16 May 2021|access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>

===Al Ettifaq=== In July 2021, Quaison signed a contract with Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/rekordtorschuetze-quaison-verlaesst-mainz-in-richtung-saudi-arabien-864965/artikel|title=Robin Quaison verlässt Mainz 05 in Richtung Saudi-Arabien|work=Kicker|date=8 July 2021|access-date=17 September 2021|language=de}}</ref>

On 21 August 2021, Quaison scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–3 draw against Al-Shabab.

===Aris=== On 23 September 2024, Quaison signed a two year contract with the Greek Super League 1 club, Aris Thessaloniki.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=S. V. T. |date=2024-09-23 |title=Fotboll: Officiellt: Robin Quaison klar för Aris |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/officiellt-robin-quaison-klar-for-aris |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=SVT Sport |language=sv}}</ref>

He played his first match for the club on 5 October 2024 when he came in from the bench in the 87th minute in a 2-0 win over Lamia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aris - Lamia 2:0 |url=https://www.flashscore.com/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=www.flashscore.com |language=en}}</ref>

On 22 April 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aris väntas vilja bryta med Quaison |url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/bloggar/headlines/2025/04/22/aris-vantas-vilja-bryta-med-quaison/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=fotbollskanalen |language=sv}}</ref> and again on 22 August 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-22 |title=Uppgifter: Quaison bryter kontraktet i Grekland |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/4B91QV |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> Swedish media reported that the club wanted to cancel Quaison’s contract. In both cases they cited Greek newspaper Gazzetta as a source. On neither of these occasions was an official statement made by the club or player.

On 22 December 2025, Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that Quaison and his former club, AIK had been in touch with each other about a possible return to Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-22 |title=I kontakt med AIK om en comeback |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/aik-i-kontakt-med-robin-quaison/ |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref>

===Gulf United=== On 6 February 2026, Quaison signed a contract with UAE First Division League club Gulf United.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/uae__footballl/status/2019752829653549339|title=🇸🇪 جلف يونايتد يتعاقد مع السويدي روبن كوايسون (32 عاماً) مهاجم آريس سالونيكي اليوناني السابق.}}</ref>

==International career== On 23 January 2013, Quaison made his debut for the Sweden national 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/landslaget/har-ar-sveriges-nya-fotbollshjaltar/|title=Här är Sveriges trupp i U21-EM 2015|website=www.expressen.se|date=30 June 2015 |access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> He made four appearances during the tournament, coming on as a substitute in each, and scored one goal in the semi-finals against Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/27/europe/uefa-u21-championship/denmark-under-21/sweden-under-21/1963999/|title=Denmark U21 vs. Sweden U21 - 27 June 2015 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

In 2016, he competed for the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news|last=TT|date=2016-08-28|title=Quaison kallades in – och skadade sig|language=sv|work=Svenska Dagbladet|url=https://www.svd.se/quaison-kallas-in-till-vm-kvaltruppen|access-date=2020-09-07|issn=1101-2412}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/soccer-kamara-strikes-late-as-norway-snatch-3-3-draw-with-sweden_sto7203470/story.shtml|title=Eurosport|website=Eurosport|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2026062--norway-vs-sweden/|title=Norway-Sweden}}</ref> In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for Euro 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Från hackkyckling till EM-hjälte|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/JoX0b8|access-date=2020-09-07|website=Aftonbladet|date=16 November 2019 |language=sv}}</ref>

He was part of Sweden's squad at UEFA Euro 2020 that reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-18 |title=Granqvist och Larsson med i Jannes EM-trupp |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2021/05/granqvist-och-larsson-med-i-jannes-em-trupp/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>

==Personal life== In 2021, to coincide with the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020, the Quaison Foundation was set up by the player and four other childhood friends. Their aim was to provide support for young people in the Järva borough of Stockholm where the player himself had grown up.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Järva |first=Nyhetsbyrån |date=2021-07-05 |title="Quaison Foundation är mycket mer än fotboll" |url=https://www.nyhetsbyranjarva.se/quaison-foundation-ar-mycket-mer-an-fotboll/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Nyhetsbyrån Järva |language=sv-SE}}</ref> One initiative was to give out 8000 Christmas presents, including pens and sports clothes, to school children in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Järva |first=Nyhetsbyrån |date=2021-12-27 |title=Quaison Foundation delade ut julklappar på skolor i Järva |url=https://www.nyhetsbyranjarva.se/quaison-foundation-delade-ut-julklappar-pa-skolor-i-jarva/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=Nyhetsbyrån Järva |language=sv-SE}}</ref> The suburb has a history of social deprivation and featured on the Police’s 2021 list of vulnerable areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henriksson/TT |first=Foto: Janerik |date=2021-10-14 |title=Hela listan över alla utsatta områden |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/34R5r0 |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 22 September 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|title=R. Quaison|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/robin-quaison/199201/|website=Soccerway|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal, King Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Väsby United |2011 |Division 1 Norra |17||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in Division 1 Norra relegation play-offs}}||0||18||8 |- |rowspan="4"|AIK |2012 |Allsvenskan |18||2||1||0||7{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Svenska Supercupen}}||0||27||2 |- |2013 |Allsvenskan |23||4||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||5 |- |2014 |Allsvenskan |10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!7!!4!!1!!7!!0!!2!!0!!63!!8 |- |rowspan="4"|Palermo |2014–15 |Serie A |19||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||2 |- |2015–16 |Serie A |30||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||2 |- |2016–17 |Serie A |17||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !66!!7!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!70!!8 |- |rowspan="6"|Mainz 05 |2016–17 |Bundesliga |11||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |2017–18 |Bundesliga |24||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||4 |- |2018–19 |Bundesliga |28||7||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||9 |- |2019–20 |Bundesliga |32||13||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||13 |- |2020–21 |Bundesliga |28||6||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !123!!31!!7!!3!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!130!!34 |- |rowspan="4"|Al-Ettifaq |2021–22 |Saudi Pro League |21||7||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||7 |- |2022–23 |Saudi Pro League |26||6||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||6 |- |2023–24 |Saudi Pro League |7||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!16!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!56!!16 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !311!!69!!17!!5!!7!!0!!2!!0!!337!!75 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|match played 19 November 2023}}<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="11"|Sweden |2013||2||1 |- |2014||2||1 |- |2015||1||0 |- |2016||0||0 |- |2017||0||0 |- |2018||1||0 |- |2019||9||5 |- |2020||6||1 |- |2021||16||3 |- |2022||9||1 |- |2023||6||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!52!!14 |}

''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=50772|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+ List of international goals scored by Robin Quaison ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 26 January 2013 || 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 3–0 || 2013 King's Cup |- | 2. || 21 January 2014 || Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || Friendly |- | 3. || 23 March 2019 || Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|ROU}} || align="center" |1–0|| align="center" | 2–1 || UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |- | 4. || 26 March 2019 || Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway || {{fb|NOR}} || align="center" | 3–2 || align="center" | 3–3 |UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |- | 5. || 7 June 2019 || Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|MLT}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 3–0 |UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |- | 6. || 5 September 2019 || Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands || {{fb|FRO}} || align="center" | 4–0 || align="center" | 4–0 |UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |- | 7. || 15 November 2019 || Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania || {{fb|ROU}} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 2–0 |UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |- | 8. || 17 November 2020 || Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center" | 2–3 || align="center" | 2–4 || 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |- | 9. || 29 May 2021 || Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || Friendly |- | 10. || 8 September 2021 || Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece || {{fb|GRE}} || align="center" | 1–2 || align="center" | 1–2 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 11. || 9 October 2021 || Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|KOS}} || align="center" | 3–0 || align="center" | 3–0 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 12. || 24 March 2022 || Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|CZE}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–0 {{aet}} || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 13. || 16 June 2023 || Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center" | 2–1 || align="center" | 4–1 || Friendly |- | 14. || 9 September 2023 || Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia || {{fb|EST}} || align="center" | 4–0 || align="center" | 5–0 || UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |}

==Honours== '''Sweden U21''' * UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Soccerway|new_id=quaison-robin/hOHt2BDN|id=robin-quaison/199201|archive=20240924195738}} * {{SvFF player|id=32085883-04e4-4232-8b67-7bd42e22d89e|fid=411921|pid=7314}} * {{Olympics.com|robin-quaison}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Instagram}}

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