Robin Quaison

Robin Kwamina Quaison (/ˈkweɪsən/, KWAY-sən; born 9 October 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or left winger at club level and for the Sweden national team. He is currently signed with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece.

Robin Quaison

Quaison with Sweden in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Robin Kwamina Quaison
Date of birth	(1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1997–2010	AIK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	AIK	51	(7)
2011	→ Väsby United (loan)	17	(8)
2014–2017	Palermo	66	(7)
2017–2021	Mainz 05	123	(31)
2021–2024	Al-Ettifaq	65	(16)
2024–	Aris	11	(0)
International career‡
2012	Sweden U19	2	(0)
2012–2016	Sweden U21/O	20	(1)
2013–	Sweden	52	(14)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Sweden UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2015 Czech Republic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Stockholm to a Ghanaian father and a Swedish mother,^[1] he is childhood friends with rapper Dree Low.

Professional career

Quaison started his professional career in 2011 on loan at Väsby United.^[2]

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 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.^[3]

Palermo

In July 2014 Quaison moved to the Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year contract, having been previously linked with Stoke City,^[4] Leeds and QPR.^[1]

Mainz 05

On 31 January 2017, Quaison signed a 4.5-year contract with Bundesliga side Mainz 05.^[5]

On 17 December 2019, Quaison scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 Bundesliga victory over Werder Bremen.^[6]

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.^[7]

Al Ettifaq

In July 2021, Quaison signed a contract with Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

On 22 April 2025^[11] and again on 22 August 2025,^[12] 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.

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.^[13] He made four appearances during the tournament, coming on as a substitute in each, and scored one goal in the semi-finals against Denmark.^[14]

In 2016, he competed for the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[15]

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.^[16][17] In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for Euro 2020.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2023^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Väsby United	2011	Division 1 Norra	17	8	—		—		1[b]	0	18	8
AIK	2012	Allsvenskan	18	2	1	0	7[c]	0	1[d]	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	–		–		30	7
	Total		123	31	7	3	–		–		130	34
Al-Ettifaq	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	21	7	1	0	–		–		22	7
	2022–23	Saudi Pro League	26	6	1	0	–		–		27	6
	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	7	3	0	0	–		–		7	3
	Total		54	16	2	0	–		–		56	16
Career total			311	69	17	5	7	0	2	0	337	75

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal, King Cup
2. Appearance in Division 1 Norra relegation play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Svenska Supercupen

International

As of match played 19 November 2023^[20]

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.^[20]

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 (a.e.t.)	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

Honours

Sweden U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

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.^[21] One initiative was to give out 8000 Christmas presents, including pens and sports clothes, to school children in the area.^[22] The suburb has a history of social deprivation and featured on the Police’s 2021 list of vulnerable areas.^[23]