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Robin Quaison

Quaison with Sweden in 2023

Personal information

Date of birth

9 October 1993 (age 31)

Place of birth

Stockholm, Sweden

Height

1.83 m

Playing position

Forward, attacking midfielder

Club information

Current club

Aris

Number

Youth career

1997–2010

AIK

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2011–2014

AIK

(7)

2011

→ Väsby United (loan)

(8)

2014–2017

Palermo

(7)

2017–2021

Mainz 05

123

(31)

2021–2024

Al-Ettifaq

(16)

2024–

Aris

(0)

National team^‡

2012

Sweden U19

(0)

2012–2016

Sweden U21/O

(1)

2013–

Sweden

(14)

Honours

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Men's football
Representing Sweden
Winner	2015 Czech Republic

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Robin Kwamina Quaison (born 9 October 1993) is a professional footballer from Sweden. He plays as a forward, attacking midfielder, or left winger. He currently plays for the Super League Greece club Aris and the Sweden national team.

Robin Quaison's Football Journey
Robin's International Career
Career Statistics
- Club Appearances and Goals
- International Appearances and Goals
Awards and Achievements
See also

Robin Quaison's Football Journey

Robin Quaison was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father is from Ghana, and his mother is Swedish. He grew up with rapper Dree Low, who is a childhood friend. Robin started his professional football career in 2011. He played on loan for Väsby United at first.

Playing for AIK

Robin Quaison joined the youth team of AIK in 1997. He played his first match for AIK's senior team on 1 April 2012. This was a game against Mjällby that ended in a 0–0 draw.

He scored his first goal on 20 May 2012. It was in a big 5–2 win against IFK Norrköping. His second goal came on 8 July 2012, in a 3–1 victory over BK Häcken.

Robin also played in the Europa League for the first time on 20 September 2012. This was in a match against Napoli. He played five more times in that Europa League season. He finished his second season with AIK having played 28 games in total.

On 6 August 2013, Robin scored a fantastic long-distance goal. This was in a friendly match against the famous team Manchester United. The game ended in a 1–1 draw.

Moving to Palermo

In July 2014, Robin Quaison moved to Italy. He joined the Serie A club Palermo. He signed a contract to play for them for three years. Before joining Palermo, other clubs like Stoke City and Leeds were interested in him.

Time at Mainz 05

On 31 January 2017, Robin signed a new contract. He joined Bundesliga team Mainz 05 in Germany. His contract was for four and a half years.

On 17 December 2019, Robin achieved a special milestone. He scored his first ever hat-trick (three goals in one game) in a 5–0 win. This was during a Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen.

On 16 May 2021, Robin scored a penalty goal for Mainz. This made him the top goal scorer for Mainz in the Bundesliga. He broke the record previously held by Yunus Mallı and Mohamed Zidan.

Playing for Al Ettifaq

In July 2021, Robin Quaison moved to Saudi Arabia. He signed a contract with the Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq.

He scored his first goal for Al Ettifaq on 21 August 2021. It was in a 3–3 draw against Al-Shabab.

Joining Aris

On 23 September 2024, Robin Quaison joined the Greek club Aris.

Robin's International Career

Robin Quaison made his first appearance for the Sweden national team on 23 January 2013. This was in a game against North Korea.

Just three days later, he scored his first goal for Sweden. It was in a 3–0 win against Finland. This game was the final of the 2013 King's Cup tournament.

In 2015, Robin was part of the Sweden U21 team. This team won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic. He played in four games during this tournament. He even scored a goal in the semi-finals against Denmark.

In 2016, he also played for the Sweden Olympic team. He took part in the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In March 2019, Robin played his first official competitive match for Sweden. He played in the Euro 2020 qualifiers. He had a great start, scoring one goal against Romania in a 2–1 win. Then, he scored another goal against Norway in a 3–3 draw. In total, Robin scored five goals as Sweden successfully qualified for Euro 2020.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances and Goals

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	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	–!!colspan="2"\|–!!30!!7
	Total		123	31	7	3	–		–		130	34
Al-Ettifaq	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	21	7	1	0	–!!colspan="2"\|–!!22!!7
	2022–23	Saudi Pro League	26	6	1	0	–!!colspan="2"\|–!!27		6
	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	7	3	0	0	–!!colspan="2"\|–!!7!!3
	Total		54	16	2	0	–		–		56	16
Career total			311	69	17	5	7	0	2	0	337	75

International Appearances and Goals

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.

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 (aet)	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