Quincy Owusu-Abeyie

Quincy James Owusu-Abeyie (born 15 April 1986), known occasionally simply by his first name "Quincy", is a Ghanaian-Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Spartak Moscow. He played international football for his native Netherlands at youth level, but in 2007 requested to become eligible to represent Ghana instead. FIFA approved his request on January 10, 2008, just ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to ... more

Quincy James Owusu-Abeyie (born 15 April 1986), known occasionally simply by his first name "Quincy", is a Ghanaian-Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Spartak Moscow. He played international football for his native Netherlands at youth level, but in 2007 requested to become eligible to represent Ghana instead. FIFA approved his request on January 10, 2008, just ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations. 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, Arsenal's head of youth development, 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 under-17 side, including six in a 7–1 defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers under-17. Handed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday – a move which led to... less