Collin Quaner

Collin Quaner (born 18 June 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Collin Quaner

Quaner with Union Berlin in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Collin Quaner[1]
Date of birth	(1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	1	(0)
2010–2011	Arminia Bielefeld II	8	(1)
2010–2011	Arminia Bielefeld	18	(1)
2011–2014	FC Ingolstadt II	14	(3)
2011–2014	FC Ingolstadt	26	(2)
2012–2013	→ Hansa Rostock (loan)	7	(0)
2014–2015	VfR Aalen	27	(6)
2015–2017	Union Berlin	29	(8)
2017–2020	Huddersfield Town	49	(2)
2018–2019	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	16	(4)
2021	St Mirren	6	(1)
2021	Austria Klagenfurt	0	(0)
Total		201	(28)
International career
2010	Germany U20	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Quaner grew up in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, where his parents still live.^[2] He is of Ghanaian ancestry.^[3] His father is Ghanaian while his mother is German.^[4]

Career

Arminia Bielefeld

In June 2010 Quaner joined 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld from Fortuna Düsseldorf where he had played for Fortuna Düsseldorf II and the club's under-19 youth team.^[5] He signed a two-year contract with Arminia Bielefeld.^[5]

In September 2010 Quaner was invited to a training course of the Germany U20 national team by coach Frank Wormuth.^[6] He also appeared in a match against the Switzerland U20, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win.^[7]

Union Berlin

In July 2015, after VfR Aalen were relegated to the 3. Liga, Quaner moved on a free transfer to 2. Bundesliga side Union Berlin signing a two-year contract until 2017.

Huddersfield Town

On 20 January 2017, Quaner completed a move to EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[8] He scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Rochdale in the FA Cup on 28 January 2017,^[9] and he helped the club win promotion to the Premier League in May 2017 via the play-offs with Quaner creating Nahki Wells' equaliser in the semi-final second-leg at Sheffield Wednesday 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.^[10]

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 8 January 2019, Quaner was loaned to Ipswich Town in a season which saw the club relegated.^[11]

St Mirren

Six months after being released by Huddersfield, Quaner signed with Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on 8 January 2021, on a deal short-term deal until the end of the 2020–21 season.^[12]

Austria Klagenfurt and retirement

In November 2021 Quaner trained with Austria Klagenfurt^[13] before signing a contract until summer 2023.^[14] In December he agreed the termination of his contract and ended his playing career citing persistent knee and achilles problems.^[15][16]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[17]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Arminia Bielefeld II	2010–11	Regionalliga West	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
Arminia Bielefeld	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	18	1	1	0	—		—		19	1
FC Ingolstadt II	2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2012–13	Regionalliga Süd	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	2013–14	Regionalliga Süd	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
	Total		14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
FC Ingolstadt	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	Total		27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
Hansa Rostock (loan)	2012–13	3. Liga	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
VfR Aalen	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	27	6	1	0	—		—		28	6
Union Berlin	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	15	1	1	1	—		—		16	2
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	14	7	2	1	—		—		16	8
	Total		29	8	3	2	0	0	0	0	32	10
Huddersfield Town	2016–17[18]	Championship	17	2	3	1	0	0	3[a]	0	23	3
	2017–18[19]	Premier League	25	0	4	0	1	0	—		30	0
	2018–19[20]	Premier League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2019–20[21]	Championship	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		49	2	7	1	1	0	3	0	60	3
Ipswich Town (loan)	2018–19[22]	Championship	16	4	0	0	0	0	—		16	4
St. Mirren	2020–21[23]	Scottish Premiership	6	1	2	0	0	0	—		8	1
Career total			184	28	11	3	1	0	3	0	199	31

1. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Huddersfield Town

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2017^[24]