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Robin Quaison
Quaison with Sweden in 2023
Personal information
Full name Robin Kwamina Quaison
Date of birth (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1997–2010 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 AIK 51 (7)
2011 → Väsby United (loan) 17 (8)
2014–2017 Palermo 66 (7)
2017–2021 Mainz 05 123 (31)
2021–2024 Al-Ettifaq 65 (16)
2024– Aris 11 (0)
International career‡
2012 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2012–2016 Sweden U21/O 20 (1)
2013– Sweden 52 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2015 Czech Republic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Robin Kwamina Quaison (/ˈkweɪsən/, KWAY-sən; born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or left winger at club level and for the Sweden national team. He is currently signed with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece.

Early life

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Born in Stockholm to a Ghanaian father and a Swedish mother,[1] he is childhood friends with rapper Dree Low.

Professional career

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Quaison started his professional career in 2011 on loan at Väsby United.[2]

AIK

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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

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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

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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]

Al Ettifaq

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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.

Aris

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On 23 September 2024, Quaison signed a two year contract with the Greek Super League 1 club, Aris Thessaloniki.[9]

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.[10]

On 22 April 2025[11] and again on 22 August 2025,[12] 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.

International career

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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.[13] He made four appearances during the tournament, coming on as a substitute in each, and scored one goal in the semi-finals against Denmark.[14]

In 2016, he competed for the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15]

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.[16][17] In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for Euro 2020.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 September 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Väsby United 2011 Division 1 Norra 17 8 — — 1[b] 0 18 8
AIK 2012 Allsvenskan 18 2 1 0 7[c] 0 1[d] 0 27 2
2013 Allsvenskan 23 4 3 1 — — 26 5
2014 Allsvenskan 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 Serie A 30 1 2 1 — — 32 2
2016–17 Serie A 17 4 1 0 — — 18 4
Total 66 7 4 1 – – 70 8
Mainz 05 2016–17 Bundesliga 11 1 — — — 11 1
2017–18 Bundesliga 24 4 2 0 — — 26 4
2018–19 Bundesliga 28 7 2 2 — — 30 9
2019–20 Bundesliga 32 13 1 0 — — 33 13
2020–21 Bundesliga 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 Saudi Pro League 26 6 1 0 – – 27 6
2023–24 Saudi Pro League 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
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal, King Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Division 1 Norra relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Svenska Supercupen

International

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As of match played 19 November 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.[20]

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  Finland 2–0 3–0 2013 King's Cup
2. 21 January 2014 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Iceland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 23 March 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Romania 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4. 26 March 2019 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 3–2 3–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
5. 7 June 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Malta 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
6. 5 September 2019 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
7. 15 November 2019 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
8. 17 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  France 2–3 2–4 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
9. 29 May 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Finland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10. 8 September 2021 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 1–2 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 9 October 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Kosovo 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 24 March 2022 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Czech Republic 1–0 1–0 (a.e.t.) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 16 June 2023 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  New Zealand 2–1 4–1 Friendly
14. 9 September 2023 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 4–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F

Honours

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Sweden U21

Personal Life

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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.[21] One initiative was to give out 8000 Christmas presents, including pens and sports clothes, to school children in the area.[22] The suburb has a history of social deprivation and featured on the Police’s 2021 list of vulnerable areas.[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 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. Archived from the original on 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. ^ "Raphael Guerreiro, Marco Reus and Julian Brandt earn Borussia Dortmund Champions League qualification with win in Mainz". Bundesliga. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Robin Quaison verlässt Mainz 05 in Richtung Saudi-Arabien". Kicker (in German). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ^ Sport, S. V. T. (23 September 2024). "Fotboll: Officiellt: Robin Quaison klar för Aris". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Aris - Lamia 2:0". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Aris väntas vilja bryta med Quaison". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Uppgifter: Quaison bryter kontraktet i Grekland". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Här är Sveriges trupp i U21-EM 2015". www.expressen.se. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Denmark U21 vs. Sweden U21 - 27 June 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. ^ TT (28 August 2016). "Quaison kallades in – och skadade sig". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Eurosport". Eurosport. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Norway-Sweden".
  18. ^ "Från hackkyckling till EM-hjälte". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 16 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  19. ^ "R. Quaison". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Robin Quaison". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  21. ^ Järva, Nyhetsbyrån (5 July 2021). ""Quaison Foundation är mycket mer än fotboll"". Nyhetsbyrån Järva (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  22. ^ Järva, Nyhetsbyrån (27 December 2021). "Quaison Foundation delade ut julklappar på skolor i Järva". Nyhetsbyrån Järva (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  23. ^ Henriksson/TT, Foto: Janerik (14 October 2021). "Hela listan över alla utsatta områden". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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