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Lawrence Quaye
Quaye (2012)
Personal information
Full nameLawrence Awuley Quaye
Date of birth (1984-08-22) 22 August 1984 (age 41)
Place of birthAccra, Ghana
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PositionCentral midfielder
Youth career
Liberty Professionals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002Liberty Professionals
2003–2004Saint-Étienne28(1)
2004–2017Al-Gharafa266(33)
2017–2018Al-Markhiya13(0)
2018–2021Umm Salal61(3)
2021–2023Al-Kharaitiyat25(0)
International career‡
2001Ghana U183+(0)
2010–2013Qatar31(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8/5/2023

Lawrence Awuley Quaye (born 22 August 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Born in Ghana, Quaye gained Qatari citizenship and represented the Qatar national team. He took the Arabic name of Anas Mubarak (Arabic: أنس مبارك) after becoming a Qatari citizen.[1]

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Accra, Quaye began his career with Liberty Professionals.[2] In January 2003 he was signed by French Ligue 2 side Saint-Étienne.[3] He played his first Ligue 2 match and first league start on 8 March 2003, a 1–1 draw with Wasquehal. He scored his only goal for the club on 6 December 2003 against Gueugnon, which was the only goal of the match.

Al-Gharafa

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He then left for Qatari club Al-Gharafa.[citation needed]

He played 5 times in 2006 AFC Champions League, and scored twice (1 goal each) against Al-Karamah on matchday 3 & 4.[4][5] He missed matchday 5 due to injury.[6]

He also a regular starter in 2008 and 2009 edition, played 4 and 5 games respectively. In 2010 edition, he only played in the both legs of the quarter-finals, losing to Al Hilal 4–5 in aggregate.

International career

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He played for the Black Starlets at 2001 Meridian Cup, including a 1–1 draw with Portugal U18,[7][8] losing to Italy U18 0–1 as captain.[9] and losing 0–2 to Spain.[10]

In 2010, he changed to play for Qatar at 2011 AFC Asian Cup, which Qatar as host.[11] He capped for his adoptive nation in warm-up friendlies, against Haiti,[12][13] Egypt,[14] Estonia,[15] Iran and North Korea.[16] He also played all 3 matches against Kuwait, Yemen and Saudi Arabia in 20th Arabian Gulf Cup.[17]He was the starting central midfielder in all 3 group stage matches and in the quarter-finals, all partnered with Wesam Rizik. After the cup, he played against Russia to prepare for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC). He also capped for Qatar in an unofficial friendly against FC Lausanne-Sport[18] and FC Bayern Munich.

Personal life

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Lawrence is the brother of Abdullah Quaye (born Awuley Quaye Jr.). He is the son of Olympics & Ghanaian international defender Awuley Quaye Sr.

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]

Statistics accurate as of 22 March 2024[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1League Cup2Continental3Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Gharafa2004–05QSL25110
2005–062504051
2006–0725500
2007–0824630
2008–0926431340
2009–10930020
2010–112073060
2011–12210401051
2012–132002072
2013–142053010
2014–159010
2015–1623120
2016–1719120
Total26633281294
Al-Markhiya2017–18QSL13000
Umm Salal2018–1921120
2019–2020100
2020–2120111
Total61331
Al Kharaitiyat2021–22QSD3010
2022–239030
Total12030
Career total35136342

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup and Qatar Second Division Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

Al-Gharafa

References

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  1. ^ "Al Arabi and Al Gharafa Stars Visit ASPIRE Talent Centre". Albawaba.com. TheFreeLibrary.com Archive. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Liberty's Awuley Quaye takes four-match ban". Accra Mail Online. Re-Published by ghanaweb.com. 19 June 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  3. ^ "CAF Magazine: Issue 77" (PDF). CAF. April 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Four star Gharafa stun Al Karama". The AFC. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Matchday Four Review: Dalian and Saba back in business". The AFC. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Ziaie has eye on Saba victory". The AFC. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Mali Stumble As Africa Recovers in Meridian Cup". allAfrica.com. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Portugal and Ghana go half and half". UEFA. 29 January 2001. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Ghana – Italia". Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Archive (in Italian). 31 January 2001.
  10. ^ "Meridian Cup: Starlets lose to Spain". GhanaWeb.com. 2 February 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Lawrence will boost Qatar: Yasser". The AFC. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  12. ^ "QATAR'S ANAS MUBARAK CONTROLS THE BALL DURING THEIR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY SOCCER MATCH AGAINST HAITI AT KHALIFA STADIUM IN DOHA – PHOTO". (Published by Euro Sport/Yahoo!UK. Reuters. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Qatar 0 – 1 Haiti". CaribbeanFootballDatabase.com. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  14. ^ "Qatar stun Egypt 2–1". The AFC. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  15. ^ "Eesti koondis kaotas Katarile 0:2". Estonian FA (in Estonian). 22 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  16. ^ "Qatar lose to DPRK in final tune-up". The AFC. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  17. ^ "Gulf Cup roster announced". Qatar FA. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  18. ^ "LUCERNE-LS, LE GROUPE!". lausanne-sport.ch.
  19. ^ QSL.com.qa – Lawrence Quaye Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence_Quaye&oldid=1299973909"

    Lawrence Quaye
    Quaye (2012)
    Personal information
    Full nameLawrence Awuley Quaye
    Date of birth (1984-08-22) 22 August 1984 (age 41)
    Place of birthAccra, Ghana
    Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
    PositionCentral midfielder
    Youth career
    Liberty Professionals
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    2001–2002Liberty Professionals
    2003–2004Saint-Étienne28(1)
    2004–2017Al-Gharafa266(33)
    2017–2018Al-Markhiya13(0)
    2018–2021Umm Salal61(3)
    2021–2023Al-Kharaitiyat25(0)
    International career‡
    2001Ghana U183+(0)
    2010–2013Qatar31(0)
    * Club domestic league appearances and goals
    ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8/5/2023

    Lawrence Awuley Quaye (born 22 August 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

    Born in Ghana, Quaye gained Qatari citizenship and represented the Qatar national team. He took the Arabic name of Anas Mubarak (Arabic: أنس مبارك) after becoming a Qatari citizen.[1]

    Club career

    Early career

    Born in Accra, Quaye began his career with Liberty Professionals.[2] In January 2003 he was signed by French Ligue 2 side Saint-Étienne.[3] He played his first Ligue 2 match and first league start on 8 March 2003, a 1–1 draw with Wasquehal. He scored his only goal for the club on 6 December 2003 against Gueugnon, which was the only goal of the match.

    Al-Gharafa

    He then left for Qatari club Al-Gharafa.[citation needed]

    He played 5 times in 2006 AFC Champions League, and scored twice (1 goal each) against Al-Karamah on matchday 3 & 4.[4][5] He missed matchday 5 due to injury.[6]

    He also a regular starter in 2008 and 2009 edition, played 4 and 5 games respectively. In 2010 edition, he only played in the both legs of the quarter-finals, losing to Al Hilal 4–5 in aggregate.

    International career

    He played for the Black Starlets at 2001 Meridian Cup, including a 1–1 draw with Portugal U18,[7][8] losing to Italy U18 0–1 as captain.[9] and losing 0–2 to Spain.[10]

    In 2010, he changed to play for Qatar at 2011 AFC Asian Cup, which Qatar as host.[11] He capped for his adoptive nation in warm-up friendlies, against Haiti,[12][13] Egypt,[14] Estonia,[15] Iran and North Korea.[16] He also played all 3 matches against Kuwait, Yemen and Saudi Arabia in 20th Arabian Gulf Cup.[17]He was the starting central midfielder in all 3 group stage matches and in the quarter-finals, all partnered with Wesam Rizik. After the cup, he played against Russia to prepare for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC). He also capped for Qatar in an unofficial friendly against FC Lausanne-Sport[18] and FC Bayern Munich.

    Personal life

    Lawrence is the brother of Abdullah Quaye (born Awuley Quaye Jr.). He is the son of Olympics & Ghanaian international defender Awuley Quaye Sr.

    Career statistics

    Club

    Statistics accurate as of 22 March 2024[19]

    Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
    ClubSeasonLeagueCup1League Cup2Continental3Total
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Al-Gharafa2004–05QSL25110
    2005–062504051
    2006–0725500
    2007–0824630
    2008–0926431340
    2009–10930020
    2010–112073060
    2011–12210401051
    2012–132002072
    2013–142053010
    2014–159010
    2015–1623120
    2016–1719120
    Total26633281294
    Al-Markhiya2017–18QSL13000
    Umm Salal2018–1921120
    2019–2020100
    2020–2120111
    Total61331
    Al Kharaitiyat2021–22QSD3010
    2022–239030
    Total12030
    Career total35136342

    1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup and Qatar Second Division Cup.

    2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

    3Includes AFC Champions League.

    Honours

    Saint-Étienne

    Al-Gharafa

    References

    1. ^ "Al Arabi and Al Gharafa Stars Visit ASPIRE Talent Centre". Albawaba.com. TheFreeLibrary.com Archive. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    2. ^ "Liberty's Awuley Quaye takes four-match ban". Accra Mail Online. Re-Published by ghanaweb.com. 19 June 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    3. ^ "CAF Magazine: Issue 77" (PDF). CAF. April 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    4. ^ "Four star Gharafa stun Al Karama". The AFC. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    5. ^ "Matchday Four Review: Dalian and Saba back in business". The AFC. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    6. ^ "Ziaie has eye on Saba victory". The AFC. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    7. ^ "Mali Stumble As Africa Recovers in Meridian Cup". allAfrica.com. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    8. ^ "Portugal and Ghana go half and half". UEFA. 29 January 2001. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    9. ^ "Ghana – Italia". Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Archive (in Italian). 31 January 2001.
    10. ^ "Meridian Cup: Starlets lose to Spain". GhanaWeb.com. 2 February 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    11. ^ "Lawrence will boost Qatar: Yasser". The AFC. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    12. ^ "QATAR'S ANAS MUBARAK CONTROLS THE BALL DURING THEIR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY SOCCER MATCH AGAINST HAITI AT KHALIFA STADIUM IN DOHA – PHOTO". (Published by Euro Sport/Yahoo!UK. Reuters. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    13. ^ "Qatar 0 – 1 Haiti". CaribbeanFootballDatabase.com. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    14. ^ "Qatar stun Egypt 2–1". The AFC. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    15. ^ "Eesti koondis kaotas Katarile 0:2". Estonian FA (in Estonian). 22 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    16. ^ "Qatar lose to DPRK in final tune-up". The AFC. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    17. ^ "Gulf Cup roster announced". Qatar FA. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
    18. ^ "LUCERNE-LS, LE GROUPE!". lausanne-sport.ch.
    19. ^ QSL.com.qa – Lawrence Quaye Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
    • Anas Mubarak at Al-Gharafa website at archive.today (archived 2011-01-08). Additional archives: Archive.is. (in Arabic)
    • Lawrence Quaye at National-Football-Teams.com
    • Lawrence Awuley Quaye – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
    • Anas Mobarak at Soccerway
    • Lawrence Quaye at WorldFootball.net
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