Quincy Promes

FC Twente

Born in Amsterdam, Promes started out playing football at RKSV DCG before joining Ajax. However, he was released by them when he was 16, a moment he described as "worst days of my career. My world collapsed on that one day." He later stated his departure from the club was due to his bad behaviour, both on and off the pitch. After being kicked out of Ajax as well, Promes considered quitting football. He was persuaded by his mother to continue, leading him to sign for Haarlem. He then joined Twente in 2009, where he started his professional career. After progressing through the academy, Promes signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2011. After being called up to the first team for the first time the following year, Promes made his Eredivisie debut with Twente on 11 April 2012, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with AZ Alkmaar. Then, on 3 May 2012, Promes signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2015. Later in the 2011–12 season, Promes went on to make three appearances for the side.

Loan to Go Ahead Eagles

On 31 July 2012, Promes joined Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles on loan for the 2012–13 season. He said his decision to leave the club on loan was to help his development and hoped of getting first team football at his parent club. Promes made his Go Ahead Eagles debut in the opening game of the season, where he came on as a second–half substitute, in a 2–0 win over Almere City.…

Youth career

In March 2011, Promes was called up by Netherlands U19 for the first time. He made his Netherlands U19 debut on 24 March 2011, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Italy U19. Promes went on to make three appearances for the Netherlands U19 side. In August 2012, Promes was called up to the Netherlands U20 squad for the first time. He made his Netherlands U20 debut a month later on 8 September 2012, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 loss against Turkey U21. It wasn't until on 22 March 2013 when he scored his first Netherlands U20 goal, in a 3–2 win over Serbia U21. He went on to make four appearances and scored once for the Netherlands U20 side. In August 2013, Promes was called up by Netherlands U21 for the first time. He made his Netherlands U21 debut, where he played 45 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Czech Republic U21 on 14 August 2013. On 10 October 2013, he scored his first Netherlands U21 goals, in a 6–0 win over Georgia U21. After being cut from the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Promes scored a hat-trick on 28 May 2014, in a 6–1 win over Scotland U21, followed up by scoring twice, in a 3–1 win over Luxembourg U21. Promes went on to make 10 appearances and scoring 8 times for the Netherlands U21 side.

Senior career

In March 2014, Promes was called up by the senior team for the first time. He made his debut for the Netherlands on 5 March 2014 in a friendly match against France, in…

Promes said about his style of play, quote: "I have speed and technique, so I can show a beautiful game, create moments and make fans happy. I like to play football, which the viewer would be pleased to watch. The club's owner Leonid Fedun described him as a "very serious guy". Promes said he does not shout at his team-mates but rather gives them instructions. Due to his goal-scoring form at Spartak Moscow, Promes was praised by the club's legendary figures Nikita Simonyan, the club's top scorer in the history with 160 goals, and Valeri Karpin. Promes was the club's favourite that he earned a nickname: "Antokha". In response to being fan favourite, Promes thanked the club's supporters for the achievement.

Promes was born in Amsterdam to Afro-Surinamese parents. His father was a professional footballer in Suriname but after moving to Netherlands, he played amateur football. Promes played football in the morning, afternoon and evening. As a result, he would be scolded by his mother for staying out late and not studying enough. Growing up, he idolised Ronaldinho and later Neymar in his football years.

In October 2015, when asked in an interview about racism in Russia, Promes responded: "Personally, I have never come across this in Russia. I do not understand it when they speak of racism as something natural for your country. There are small groups of people with such views, as elsewhere. But much more important, the people are open and friendly. European television for some reason always focuses on the negative points when it talks about Russia. That's war, that's something else. And I live here, communicate with people and see that everything here is different." Promes also stated that he never encountered racism with fans. After the club made controversial tweets about their own player, containing what some considered to be "racist references" in January 2018, Promes responded to the tweet: "I don't understand what is happening or where this reaction is coming from. Everything has been sensationalised by journalists. But I know the truth, and it's not what has been written. 'Chocolates'... To me, is fully ok." Promes is married and has three children. He resided in Moscow…