Robin Quaison

Born in Stockholm to a Ghanaian father and a Swedish mother, he is childhood friends with rapper Dree Low. == Club career ==

Quaison started his professional career in 2011 on loan at Väsby United. 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. Palermo In July 2014 Quaison moved to the Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year contract, having been previously linked with Stoke City, Leeds and QPR. On 17 December 2019, Quaison scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 Bundesliga victory over Werder Bremen. 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. 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 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. 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. On 22 April 2025 and again on 22 August 2025, 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. Gulf United On 6 February 2026, Quaison signed a contract with UAE First Division League club Gulf United. ==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. He made four appearances during the tournament, coming on as a substitute in each, and scored one goal in the semi-finals against Denmark. 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 Romania in a 2–1 win, and following that up with one goal against rivals Norway in a 3–3 draw. In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for Euro 2020. ==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. One initiative was to give out 8000 Christmas presents, including pens and sports clothes, to school children in the area. The suburb has a history of social deprivation and featured on the Police’s 2021 list of vulnerable areas. ==Career statistics==

Club International ==Honours==

Sweden U21 • UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015 ==References==