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Lawrence Quaye

Footballer

About Lawrence Quaye

Lawrence Quaye - Quick Facts

Lawrence Quaye - key details at a glance
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Central midfielder
Date of birth	22 August 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Years	Team
Team	Liberty Professionals (2001–2002); Saint-Étienne (2003–2004); Al-Gharafa (2004–2017); Al-Markhiya (2017–2018); Umm Salal (2018–2021); Al-Kharaitiyat (2021–2023); Qatar (2010–2013)
2001	Ghana U18

Profile Overview of Lawrence Quaye

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

This profile of Lawrence Quaye covers Early Career and Breakthrough, Al-Gharafa, International Career and Personal Life.

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.

Early Career and Breakthrough of Lawrence Quaye

Born in Accra, Quaye began his career with Liberty Professionals. In January 2003 he was signed by French Ligue 2 side Saint-Étienne. 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 of Lawrence Quaye

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

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

Lawrence Quaye played for the Black Starlets at 2001 Meridian Cup, including a 1–1 draw with Portugal U18, losing to Italy U18 0–1 as captain. And losing 0–2 to Spain.

In 2010, he changed to play for Qatar at 2011 AFC Asian Cup, which Qatar as host. He capped for his adoptive nation in warm-up friendlies, against Haiti, Egypt, Estonia, Iran and North Korea. He also played all 3 matches against Kuwait, Yemen and Saudi Arabia in 20th Arabian Gulf Cup. 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 and FC Bayern Munich.