*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
Born in Stockholm to a Ghanaian father and a Swedish mother,[2] He is childhood friends with rapper Dree Low. Quaison started his professional career in 2011 on loan at Väsby United.[3]
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.[4]
Palermo
In July 2014 Quaison moved to the Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year contract, having been previously linked with Stoke City,[5]Leeds and QPR.[2]
Mainz 05
On 31 January 2017, Quaison signed a 4.5-year contract with Bundesliga side Mainz 05.[6]
On 17 December 2019, Quaison scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 Bundesliga victory over Werder Bremen.[7]
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.[8]
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 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.[13][14] In total, Quaison scored five goals as Sweden qualified for Euro 2020.[15]
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