Collin Quaner (born 18 June 1991) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Early life

Quaner grew up in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, where his parents still live. He is of Ghanaian ancestry. His father is Ghanaian while his mother is German.

Career

Arminia Bielefeld

In June 2010 Quaner joined

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club

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from Fortuna Düsseldorf where he had played for

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and the club's under-19 youth team. He signed a two-year contract with Arminia Bielefeld. In September 2010 Quaner was invited to a training course of the Germany U20 national team by coach

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. He also appeared in a match against the Switzerland U20, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win.

Union Berlin

In July 2015, after VfR Aalen were relegated to the

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, Quaner moved on a free transfer to 2. Bundesliga side

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signing a two-year contract until 2017.

Huddersfield Town

On 20 January 2017, Quaner completed a move to

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club Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut against

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in the

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on 28 January 2017, and he helped the club win promotion to the Premier League in May 2017 via the play-offs with Quaner creating

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' equaliser in the semi-final second-leg at

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just one minute after his introduction as a substitute. The Terriers went on to win both the semi-final and final, in which Quaner also came off the bench, on penalties. He was released by Huddersfield in July 2020.

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 8 January 2019, Quaner was loaned to

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St Mirren

Six months after being released by Huddersfield, Quaner signed with

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side St Mirren on 8 January 2021, on a deal short-term deal until the end of the 2020–21 season.

Austria Klagenfurt and retirement

In November 2021 Quaner trained with

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before signing a contract until summer 2023. In December he agreed the termination of his contract and ended his playing career citing persistent knee and achilles problems.

Career statistics

Honours

Huddersfield Town *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quaner, Collin 1991 births Living people Footballers from Düsseldorf German footballers Association football forwards Germany youth international footballers 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Arminia Bielefeld players FC Ingolstadt 04 players FC Ingolstadt 04 II players FC Hansa Rostock players VfR Aalen players 1. FC Union Berlin players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players SK Austria Klagenfurt players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent