Joshua Quarshie
.jpg) 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 |
Sturm Graz (on loan from Southampton) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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) |
| 2026– | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U21 | 9 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:11, 19 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:40, 6 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Quarshie (born 26 July 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz, on loan from EFL Championship club Southampton.
Quarshie began his professional career with TSG Hoffenheim. Initially playing for the reserves, he made his debut for the senior team in November 2022. Quarshie had loan spells with Fortuna Düsseldorf and Greuther Fürth. In 2025, he joined English club Southampton. He has represented his country at youth levels.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Quarshie is a youth product of Schalke 04, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen.[1]
TSG Hoffenheim
[edit]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
[edit]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]
On 27 August 2026, Quarshie joined Austrian side Sturm Graz on a season-long loan.[9]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Quarshie is of Ghanaian descent.[10] He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U21s.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 October 2026[12]
| 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[13] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2026–27[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz (loan) | 2026–27 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 97 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Austrian Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Quarshie joins SK Sturm Graz on loan". Southampton FC. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Games played by Joshua Quarshie in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Quarshie at Soccerway
- Joshua Quarshie at DFB (also available in German)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- German people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Duisburg
- Men's association football defenders
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- English Football League players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- Southampton F.C. players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
