Joshua Quarshie
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Quarshie with Southampton in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Duisburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2020–2022 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 45 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Southampton | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:58, 21 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Quarshie (born 26 July 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Southampton.
Club career
Early career
Quarshie is a youth product of Schalke 04, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen.[1]
TSG Hoffenheim
On 16 July 2022, he transferred to TSG Hoffenheim, where he was originally assigned to their reserves.[2] He made his senior and professional debut as a late substitute in a 2–1 Bundesliga loss to Wolfsburg on 9 November 2022.[3]
In August 2023, Quarshie was officially moved to TSG Hoffenheim's first squad.[4]
On 29 January 2024, Quarshie returned to his former youth club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan until 30 June 2025.[5]
On 28 January 2025, Quarshie moved on a new loan to Greuther Fürth.[6]
Southampton
On 30 May 2025, Southampton announced an agreement had been reached for Quarshie to join the club, and he would sign a four-year contract.[7] He made his debut on 9 August in a 2–1 victory against Wrexham.[8]
International career
Born in Germany, Quarshie is of Ghanaian descent.[9] He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U21s.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 2 | ||||
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2024–25 | 2.Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Southampton | 2025–26[12] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ "Joshua Quarshie | TSG Hoffenheim | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ Haidinger, Peter. "Rot-Weiss Essen: Joshua Quarshie folgt Vincent Wagner".
- ^ "TSG Hoffenheim – VfL Wolfsburg live | Marca". Marca. Spain. 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Chance genutzt – Quarshie und Conté rücken fest in den TSG-Profikader" [Opportunity seized – Quarshie and Conté are firmly in the TSG squad] (in German). 1899 Hoffenheim. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "FORTUNA VERSTÄRKT SICH MIT JOSHUA QUARSHIE" [FORTUNA STRENGTHENS WITH JOSHUA QUARSHIE] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Kleeblatt holt Innenverteidiger Quarshie" [Kleeblatt signs central defender Quarshie] (in German). Greuther Fürth. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Saints agree Quarshie signing". Southampton FC. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (10 August 2025). "Southampton 2–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "England, Italy, Germany & Ireland continue to cap over 12 Ghanaian talents at various youth levels during latest international break — Ghana Sports Online". 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Hantel, Rolf (24 May 2022). "Zwei Talente von Rot-Weiss Essen für Deutschland am Ball". waz.de.
- ^ Joshua Quarshie at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Joshua Quarshie in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
External links
- Joshua Quarshie at Soccerway
- Joshua Quarshie at DFB (also available in German)