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23 Facts About Nigel Quashie

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Nigel Francis Quashie is a Scottish footballer who played more than 300 games as a midfielder in the Football League.

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Nigel Quashie represented his native England at under-21 and 'B' international level before switching allegiance to Scotland, the country of his grandfather.

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Nigel Quashie and his partner, Kerry Clarke, have a son, Brayden Clarke, who as of 2024 is a youth footballer for Arsenal and for Wales, for which he qualifies through his mother's parentage.

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Nigel Quashie remained a first-choice player, making 25 appearances in all competition as Portsmouth claimed 13th place in the Premier League.

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However, following Redknapp's departure and his replacement with George Burley, Nigel Quashie was allowed to leave Southampton in the January 2006 transfer window.

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Nigel Quashie is intelligent, has good stamina and is a very good passer of the ball.

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Nigel Quashie has got the experience now of relegation fights and playing in the Premiership.

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Nigel Quashie was allowed to leave in the January 2007 transfer window as he expressed a wish to return to the Premier League and manager Tony Mowbray wanted to raise some revenue to bring in new players.

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Nigel Quashie made his debut against Fulham a few days later and went on to make eight appearances, none of them on the winning side, as West Ham battled against relegation.

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Nigel Quashie made his comeback in a pre-season friendly against Queens Park Rangers in August 2008.

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The signing of Swiss international Valon Behrami in the summer of 2008 and the emergence of academy graduates Jack Collison and Junior Stanislas meant that competition for midfield places was much stiffer, and Nigel Quashie spent much of the next 18 months out on loan.

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Nigel Quashie trained with Birmingham City of the Championship for several weeks to regain fitness before signing on loan, initially for a month, on 22 October 2008.

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Nigel Quashie went straight into the squad for that day's match against Crystal Palace and made his debut as a second-half substitute.

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Nigel Quashie joined Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 January 2009 on loan until the end of the season.

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Nigel Quashie made three appearances for the team and was praised by manager Mick McCarthy for his leadership before quickly dropping out of contention as the club won promotion to the Premier League as champions.

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In November 2009, Nigel Quashie joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan until 3 January 2010.

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On 22 January 2010, Nigel Quashie was released by West Ham to return to his first professional club, Queens Park Rangers, on a free transfer.

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Nigel Quashie said "It's great to be back home, and I am delighted to be at a club that I love to pieces".

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In January 2013, Nigel Quashie signed a three-year contract with 1.

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Nigel Quashie served as assistant coach in all three seasons.

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Nigel Quashie retired from playing football following the 2015 season.

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Nigel Quashie played once for the England under-18 team in a European championship qualifier against Latvia in November 1995.

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Nigel Quashie was only the second black player to represent Scotland and the third non-white man.