| Robin Quaison | |
| Full Name: | Robin Kwamina Quaison |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Forward, attacking midfielder, left winger |
| 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 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U21/O |
| Nationalcaps2: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam3: | Sweden |
| Nationalcaps3: | 52 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 14 |
| Club-Update: | 23:59, 14 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
Robin Kwamina Quaison (; born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or left winger for the Sweden national team.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.[7]
In July 2021, Quaison signed a contract with Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq.[8]
On 21 August 2021, Quaison scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–3 draw against Al-Shabab.
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.[9] He made four appearances during the tournament, coming on as a substitute in each, and scored one goal in the semi-finals against Denmark.[10]
In 2016, he competed for the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]
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.[12] [13] In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for Euro 2020.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Väsby United | 2011 | Division 1 Norra | 17 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |||
| AIK | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||||
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 8 | |||
| Palermo | 2014–15 | Serie A | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 66 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 70 | 8 | |||||
| Mainz 05 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 9 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 123 | 31 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 130 | 34 | |||||
| Al-Ettifaq | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 6 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 16 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 56 | 16 | |||||
| Career total | 311 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 337 | 75 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Total | 52 | 14 | ||
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
| 1. | 26 January 2013 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2013 King's Cup | ||
| 2. | 21 January 2014 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 3. | 23 March 2019 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | ||
| 4. | 26 March 2019 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 3–2 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | ||
| 5. | 7 June 2019 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | ||
| 6. | 5 September 2019 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | ||
| 7. | 15 November 2019 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | ||
| 8. | 17 November 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A | ||
| 9. | 29 May 2021 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 10. | 8 September 2021 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 11. | 9 October 2021 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 12. | 24 March 2022 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 13. | 16 June 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | 2–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | ||
| 14. | 9 September 2023 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F |
Sweden U21