Collin Quaner

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 31)
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

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
		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 [lower-alpha 1]	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]

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.

External links

• Collin Quaner at Soccerbase
• Collin Quaner at Soccerway
• Collin Quaner at WorldFootball.net