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
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.[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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 10———10
Arminia Bielefeld II 2010–11 Regionalliga West 81———81
Arminia Bielefeld 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 18110——191
FC Ingolstadt II 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 20———20
2012–13 Regionalliga Süd 82———82
2013–14 Regionalliga Süd 41———41
Total 143000000143
FC Ingolstadt 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 15110——161
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 1000——10
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 11100——111
Total 272100000282
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2012–13 3. Liga 7000——70
VfR Aalen 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 27610——286
Union Berlin 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 15111——162
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 14721——168
Total 2983200003210
Huddersfield Town 2016–17[18] Championship 17231003[lower-alpha 1]0233
2017–18[19] Premier League 2504010—300
2018–19[20] Premier League 20———20
2019–20[21] Championship 50———50
Total 492711030603
Ipswich Town (loan) 2018–19[22] Championship 1640000—164
St. Mirren 2020–21[23] Scottish Premiership 612000—81
Career total 18428113103019931
  1. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Huddersfield Town

References
  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. "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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