Joshua Quarshie

Joshua Quarshie
Quarshie with Southampton in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-26) 26 July 2004 (age 22)
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

Early career

Quarshie is a youth product of Schalke 04, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen.

TSG Hoffenheim

On 16 July 2022, he transferred to TSG Hoffenheim, where he was originally assigned to their reserves. He made his senior and professional debut as a late substitute in a 2–1 Bundesliga loss to Wolfsburg on 9 November 2022.

In August 2023, Quarshie was officially moved to TSG Hoffenheim's first squad.

On 29 January 2024, Quarshie returned to his former youth club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan until 30 June 2025.

On 28 January 2025, Quarshie moved on a new loan to Greuther Fürth.

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. He made his debut on 9 August in a 2–1 victory against Wrexham.

On 27 August 2026, Quarshie joined Austrian side Sturm Graz on a season-long loan.

International career

Born in Germany, Quarshie is of Ghanaian descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U21s.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSG Hoffenheim II 2022–23 Regionalliga Südwest 27100——271
2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest 18100——181
Total 45200——452
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2022–23 Bundesliga 1000——10
2023–24 Bundesliga 0000——00
Total 1000——10
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 8020——100
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 5010——60
Total 13030——160
Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) 2023–24 Regionalliga West 1000——10
2024–25 Regionalliga West 4000——40
Total 5000——50
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2024–25 2.Bundesliga 15000——150
Southampton 2025–26 Championship 130302000180
2026–27 Championship 000000—00
Total 130302000180
Sturm Graz (loan) 2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 5010—2080
Career total 9727020201082
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Austrian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Quarshie | TSG Hoffenheim | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
  2. ↑ Haidinger, Peter. "Rot-Weiss Essen: Joshua Quarshie folgt Vincent Wagner".
  3. ↑ "TSG Hoffenheim – VfL Wolfsburg live | Marca". Marca. Spain. 12 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "FORTUNA VERSTÄRKT SICH MIT JOSHUA QUARSHIE" [FORTUNA STRENGTHENS WITH JOSHUA QUARSHIE] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kleeblatt holt Innenverteidiger Quarshie" [Kleeblatt signs central defender Quarshie] (in German). Greuther Fürth. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Saints agree Quarshie signing". Southampton FC. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (10 August 2025). "Southampton 2–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Quarshie joins SK Sturm Graz on loan". Southampton FC. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Hantel, Rolf (24 May 2022). "Zwei Talente von Rot-Weiss Essen für Deutschland am Ball". waz.de.
  12. ↑ Joshua Quarshie at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Quarshie in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Quarshie in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2026.