Quincy James Owusu-Abeyie (born 15 April 1986), often known simply by his first name, Quincy, is a Ghana international footballer who plays for Superleague Greece club Panathinaikos (on loan from Al-Sadd of the Qatar Stars League) as a forward or winger.
He was born in the Netherlands, and played international football for his country of birth at youth level, but in 2007 requested to become eligible to represent his parents' country, Ghana, inste...
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Quincy James Owusu-Abeyie (born 15 April 1986), often known simply by his first name, Quincy, is a Ghana international footballer who plays for Superleague Greece club Panathinaikos (on loan from Al-Sadd of the Qatar Stars League) as a forward or winger.
He was born in the Netherlands, and played international football for his country of birth at youth level, but in 2007 requested to become eligible to represent his parents' country, Ghana, instead. FIFA approved his request on 10 January 2008, just ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
Quincy was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Ghanaian parents, Quincy had been a member of the youth system at hometown club Ajax for nine years when he was released at the age of 16 because of attitude problems.
Liam Brady, head of youth development at Premier League club Arsenal, offered him a trial which proved successful, and the player joined Arsenal as a scholar in September 2002. In the 2002–03 season he scored 17 goals in 20 games for the...
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