Robin Kwamina Quaison (, ; born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Ettifaq and the Sweden national team.

Career

Born in Stockholm to a

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ian father and a Swedish mother, Quaison started his professional career in 2011 on loan at

Väsby United Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching ownership and t ...

AIK

Quaison joined

AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...

in 1997. He made his first match for

on 1 April 2012, as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against

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. He scored his first goal on 20 May the same year, in a 5–2 victory against

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play thei ...

. His second goal came in the 3–1 win against

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 August 1940, Häcken has p ...

on 8 July 2012. He made

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his debut in a 4–0 loss to

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on 20 September 2012 before going on to playing a further five times in the

cup run. He received the first red card of his career against

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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.

Palermo

In July 2014 Quaison moved to the

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club Palermo, signing a three-year contract, having been previously linked with Stoke City,

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and

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Mainz 05

On 31 January 2017, Quaison signed a 4.5-year contract with

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side

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

. On 17 December 2019, Quaison scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0

victory over

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. On 16 May 2021, Quaison scored the sole Mainz goal, a second-half stoppage time penalty, in a 3–1

loss to

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

, 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.

Al Ettifaq

In July 2021, Quaison signed a contract with Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq. On 21 August 2021, Quaison scored his first goal for his new club Al Ettifaq in a 3–3 draw against Saudi Arabian side Shabab.

International career

On 23 January 2013, Quaison made his debut for the

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, against

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in the 2013 King's Cup. Three days later he scored his first goal for Sweden in a 3–0 victory against

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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

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

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

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in a 2–1 win, and following that up with one goal against rivals

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in a 3–3 draw. In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.''

Honours

Sweden U21 *

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: 2015

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quaison, Robin 1993 births Living people Swedish people of Ghanaian descent Swedish footballers Association football midfielders Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden international footballers Allsvenskan players AFC Eskilstuna players AIK Fotboll players Serie A players Bundesliga players Ettan Fotboll players Saudi Professional League players Palermo F.C. players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Ettifaq FC players Olympic footballers of Sweden Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics UEFA Euro 2020 players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Footballers from Stockholm