Jarell Quansah

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Jarell Quansah
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Quansah with Liverpool in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jarell Amorin Quansah [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2023 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2025 Liverpool 30 (2)
2023 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 16 (0)
2025– Bayer Leverkusen 2 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U16 3 (1)
2019–2020 England U17 3 (0)
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 England U19 8 (2)
2023 England U20 7 (1)
2023–2025 England U21 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2025 Slovakia
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:48, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:08, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Jarell Amorin Quansah (born 29 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

Contents

Youth career

Quansah joined Liverpool at the age of five, from Woolston Rovers and Rope and Anchor FC in his native Warrington. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Club career

Liverpool

Quansah signed his first contract with the Premier League club on 4 February 2021. [3] [5] [6] During this 2020–21 season, he captained the Liverpool under-18 side that made it to the FA Youth Cup final, along the likes of Billy Koumetio, Melkamu Frauendorf, Max Woltman, Conor Bradley and Luke Chambers. [2] [4] [7]

The next season, Quansah captained the UEFA Youth League team, [8] whilst also playing in the Premier League 2 with the reserves, and playing a key role with the latter during the Lancashire Senior Cup victory. [9] [10]

Quansah then made his first appearance on the team sheet with the senior team, in the Premier League and EFL Cup, [7] [11] not coming off the bench however as Liverpool won both domestic cups, finishing just two victories short from a historic quadruple. [12] [13] [14]

On 20 January 2023, Quansah joined League One club Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [15] [16] He made his senior debut on 28 January, playing the duration of a 5–1 defeat to Morecambe, impressing despite the result. [17] [18] Following an impressive performance in a 0–0 draw with Ipswich Town, Rovers' manager Joey Barton predicted Quansah to be destined for the top level of the game, citing his ability on the ball as a key asset. [19] On 18 March, he received a first career sending-off for violent conduct in the last minutes of a 2–0 home defeat to Portsmouth. [20]

On 27 August 2023, Quansah made his professional debut for Liverpool, coming on as a substitute for Joël Matip in a 2–1 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League. [21] On 14 December, Quansah scored his first goal for Liverpool against Union Saint-Gilloise in the UEFA Europa league in a 2–1 defeat. [22]

On 25 February 2024, Liverpool played in the 2024 EFL Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. During extra time, in the 106th minute of the game, Quansah was substituted on for Ibrahima Konaté. [23] Liverpool went on to win the match 1–0 after extra time, earning Quansah his first trophy with the club. [24] Later that year, on 13 May, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–3 away draw against Aston Villa, [25] and then scored for a second successive game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in Jürgen Klopp's last game in charge of the club on 19 May 2024. On 7 October 2024, he signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool. [26]

On 27 April 2025, Liverpool won the 2024–25 Premier League, after a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur earning Quansah his second trophy at the club. [27]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 2 July 2025, Quansah signed for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal for an initial fee of £30 million, with an additional £5 million in add-ons. [28] [29] [30] On 23 August, he scored his first goal on his Bundesliga debut in a 2–1 home defeat against Hoffenheim. [31]

International career

Eligible to play for England as well as Scotland, Ghana, and Barbados through his grandparents, [4] [32] [33] [34] [35] Jarell Quansah first played with England youth teams, from under-16s level to the under-19s. [2] [11]

In June 2022, Quansah was included in the England squad for the 2022 Under-19 Euros. [36] Starting all games as a centre-back during the competition in Slovakia, he played a key role in England's successful campaign. [37] Most notably he scored the winner in the 2–1 semi-final victory against Italy. [38] [39] [40] [41] On 1 July 2022, Quansah started in the final and provided an assist for Callum Doyle to score the equaliser as England went on to defeat Israel 3–1 in extra time to win the tournament. [42] [43] [44] His performances during the competition led to his inclusion in the UEFA team of the tournament. [45]

Quansah made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester on 22 March 2023. [46] On 10 May 2023, Quansah was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [47] He started all four of their games at the tournament including the round of sixteen elimination against Italy. [48]

Quansah made his debut for the England U21s on 12 October 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 9–1 win against Serbia U21s. [49] A year later he captained England in their last qualifier against Azerbaijan at Ashton Gate. [50]

On 21 May 2024, Quansah was announced as a provisional member of the expanded 33-member England squad for UEFA Euro 2024, his first call-up to the senior team. [51] On 6 June 2024, England manager Gareth Southgate left Quansah out of the final 26-man squad. [52]

On 14 March 2025, Quansah was included in Thomas Tuchel's first England squad, for World Cup qualifying matches against Albania and Latvia. [53]

Quansah was included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. [54] He played every minute of their tournament [55] including the final on 28 June as England defeated Germany 3–2 after extra time to lift the trophy. [56] [57]

Style of play

Quansah is a right-footed centre-back who also regularly played right-back during his youth years. [2] [3] He has been described as a ball-playing defender, able to break the lines with his long passes, while staying calm and focused in defence, and strong and quick-thinking in aerial duels. [11] [7]

Personal life

Quansah's brother, Keenan, is also a footballer, who plays for National League North club Hereford. [58] [59]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025 [60]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2021–22 ————2 [c] 020
2022–23 ————2 [c] 020
Total————4040
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2022–23 League One 160————160
Liverpool 2023–24 Premier League 17240507 [d] 1—333
2024–25 Premier League13020604 [e] 0—250
Total30260110111—583
Bayer Leverkusen 2025–26 Bundesliga 2110—00—31
Career total4837011011140814
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Liverpool

England U19

England U21

Individual

References

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  3. 1 2 3 Mathieu Rault (4 February 2021). "Liverpool : premier contrat pro pour le jeune défenseur Jarell Quansah". Foot Mercato  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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