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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 33)
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

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

Early life

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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

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Arminia Bielefeld

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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

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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

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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)

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

St Mirren

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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

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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

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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

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Huddersfield Town

References

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  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Freitag zu Gast in seiner Heimat: Jubelt Collin Quaner bald wieder für Fortuna Düsseldorf?" [On Friday guest in his hometown: Celebrates Collin Quaner soon again for Fortuna Düsseldorf?] (in German). express.de. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Collin Quaner will sich in Bielefeld aufdrängen" [Collin Quaner wants to make an impression in Bielefeld] (in German). wz-newsline.de. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "German-born Quaner excited about prospects of representing Ghana | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Nachwuchsstürmer Quaner kommt aus Düsseldorf". Neue Westfälische (in German). 18 June 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Einladung zur U20-Nationalelf". Neue Westfälische (in German). 3 September 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Wormuth-Debüt geglückt". kicker (in German). 6 September 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. ^ "1. FC Union Berlin nimmt Collin Quaner unter Vertrag" [1. FC Union Berlin signs Collin Quaner] (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Rochdale 0-4 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Huddersfield Town: Elias Kachunga one of four released by Championship club". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Collin Quaner: Huddersfield forward joins Ipswich Town on loan". BBC Sport. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Collin Quaner is a Saint". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Austria Klagenfurt hat Stürmer mit Premier-League-Erfahrung als Trainingsgast". kicker (in German). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Austria Klagenfurt nimmt Testspieler Quaner unter Vertrag". kicker (in German). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  15. ^ SK Austria Klagenfurt [@austria_sk] (14 December 2021). "Die Austria Klagenfurt und Collin Quaner haben den im November geschlossenen und bis 2023 gültigen Vertrag auf Wunsch des Angreifers aufgelöst. Der 30-Jährige hat aufgrund von anhaltenden Knie- und Achillessehnen-Problemen die Entscheidung getroffen, seine Karriere zu beenden" [Austria Klagenfurt and Collin Quaner terminated the contract concluded in November and valid until 2023 at the request of the attacker. The 30-year-old has made the decision to end his career due to ongoing knee and Achilles tendon problems.] (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Quaner und Austria Klagenfurt gehen schon wieder getrennte Wege". kicker (in German). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  17. ^ "C. Quaner". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Collin Quaner in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Collin Quaner in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Collin Quaner in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Collin Quaner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Collin Quaner in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by Collin Quaner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  24. ^ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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