Quincy Promes

Quincy Anton Promes (born 4 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer playing for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow, who is currently appealing criminal convictions for aggravated assault and drug trafficking.

Prior to those legal issues, he represented the Netherlands national team at the international level as a winger or forward

He then joined Twente in 2009, where he started his professional career.

Promes started his career with Twente in 2011 where he spent three seasons before moving to Russian club Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2014.

That year he also won his first senior cap for the Netherlands.

After progressing through the academy, Promes signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2011.

Later in the 2011–12 season, Promes went on to make three appearances for the side.

After being called up to the first team for the first time the following year, Promes made his Eredivisie league 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.

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.

Two weeks later, on 24 August 2012, he scored his first goal, as well as, setting up two goals, in a 4–1 win over FC Oss.

Since making his debut, Promes quickly established himself in the starting eleven at the club, where he managed to dispatch Joran Pot and Sjoerd Overgoor in the midfield position.

Promes quickly became a fan favourite at Go Ahead Eagles and earned a nickname "Promessi".

After winning the Bronze Bulls' Jupiler League Award, Promes then scored in the third round of KNVB Cup, in a 3–0 win over De Graafschap, followed up by scoring in a 6–1 win over Excelsior.

Promes then scored two goals in two matches between 30 November 2012 and 16 December 2012 against FC Emmen and FC Volendam.

He did so again when he scored two goals in two matches between 18 February 2013 and 22 February 2013 against FC Oss and Helmond Sport.

Promes later scored twice on 18 March 2013, in a 4–1 win over Excelsior, followed up by scoring, in a 3–2 win over Sparta Rotterdam.

Promes was the third leading scorer for the club from Deventer with 13 goals, and was named the league's biggest talent at the end of the year.

During the promotion playoffs, Promes scored a brace against FC Dordrecht in the return leg at De Adelaarshorst, advancing them to the second round 6–3 on aggregate after drawing the first leg.

He then scored again on 19 May 2013 in the second leg semi-final, with a 3–0 win over VVV-Venlo.

Promes won his first major honor in 2017 as Spartak were crowned Russian Premier League (RPL) champions.

He was named Footballer of the Year in Russia in 2017 and finished the 2017–18 season as RPL top scorer.

In total, he amassed 135 appearances and scored 66 goals over his initial four-year stint with Spartak.

He signed for Spanish club Sevilla in 2018 for a reported €20 million but struggled for form there.

In 2019, Promes signed for his boyhood club Ajax, where he regained form and was a key player.

He played for the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2020.

Promes moved back to Spartak in 2021, and became the top scorer in Spartak's modern era two years later, as well as top foreign scorer in the history of RPL.

Promes has been subjected to criminal procedures during his career.

In 2020, he was detained over a stabbing incident and subsequently found guilty of aggravated assault in 2023.

Later that year, Promes was criminally charged for being involved in cocaine trafficking, and found guilty in 2024.

He is appealing both verdicts.

Due to these issues, the Dutch national team has not called him up since first being charged 2021.

Russia has no extradition treaty with the Netherlands, which has enabled him to continue playing for Spartak.

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.