PLAYER PROFILE

Nigel Quashie

Position: Midfield

Height: 5'9

Weight: 11st 0lbs

Date of Birth: 1978-07-20 Nunhead, England

Nigel Quashie

Nigel Quashie began his career as a trainee with Queen's Park Rangers. He spent three years with the London club where he showed a lot of promise - earning Youth, England Under-21 and B team honours.

The midfielder moved to Forest for around £2.5 million but the high profile move to the City Ground never really came to fruition, and he didn't settle, making just 53 appearances for the Reds before moving on to Portsmouth.

Quashie scored six goals in all competitions during the 2002/03 season, scoring twice in the 3-0 win over Bradford in September of that campaign.

He continued to impress throughout 2003/04, earning a surprise call-up to the Scotland squad, despite having represented England at under 21 and B team levels. In January 2005, an even bigger shock saw him follow Harry Redknapp to Southampton for £2.1m.

However, he couldn't help prevent the Saints from being relegated, and after Redknapp moved back to Portsmouth, Quashie was linked with a move back to Fratton Park. That move never materialised though, and he joined West Bromwich Albion instead in January 2006.

Unfortunately, lightning struck twice for him and the Baggies were relegated at the end of the season.

In January 2007, for the third year in a row, he was on the move, this time joining West Ham United.

His first half-season at Upton Park proved to be a successful one as he made a handful of appearances.

His experience is sure to come in handy in 2007/08.