20 Facts About Quincy Owusu-Abeyie

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie began his career with Ajax before moving to Arsenal as a 16-year-old.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie went on to play for clubs in a variety of countries: Spartak Moscow of the Russian Premier League, Spanish clubs Celta Vigo and Malaga, Birmingham City, Cardiff City and Portsmouth in the English leagues, Al-Sadd of Qatar, Superleague Greece club Panathinaikos, Boavista of Portugal, and most recently in his native Netherlands with NEC.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie had been a member of the youth system at hometown club Ajax for nine years when he was released at the age of 16 for alleged attitude problems.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie signed for Russian club Spartak Moscow for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2006.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie made 20 appearances in the Segunda Division, of which half were as a substitute, and scored five goals, though he missed several weeks of the season on international duty at the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

On 6 August 2008, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie joined Birmingham City on loan, initially until January 2009, but with the intention of extending the loan for the rest of the season.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie then went on to score crucial league goals against Cardiff City and Derby County.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie joined Superleague Greece club Panathinaikos in July 2011 on a one-year loan.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie's contract was terminated by mutual consent in February 2015; he made eleven appearances in all competitions, and scored once, in the Taca da Liga.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie made 12 league appearances before being demoted to the reserve team for disciplinary reasons, and in January 2017, he was released by mutual consent.

In 2020, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie retired at the age of 30 to pursue a new career as a rapper.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie appeared at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship for the Netherlands national under-21 football team, the Jong Oranje in the summer of 2005.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie was a member of the Netherlands' junior teams from the age of 15, progressing through all the way to the under-21s.

In January 2007, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie went to Ghana to meet with Ghana Football Association officials and discuss his role in Ghanaian football with specific reference to switching allegiance to that country's national team.

On 18 December 2007, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie was called up by Ghana as part of the 40-man squad for their two-week training camp in Dubai ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie later told Spanish media that he was very happy to receive the call-up.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie was named in the 30-man squad for to prepare for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and took part in pre-tournament training in France.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie was selected as part of the 23-man squad for the tournament.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie appeared twice in the group stage as Ghana reached the quarterfinals, in which he was an unused substitute as they went out on penalties to Uruguay.

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie had recorded tracks for years, and performed in disguise with Amsterdam rap group De Fellas, before releasing the mixtape in early 2020.