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Nigel QuashieNigel Quashie, (born July 20 1978 in Nunhead), is a Scottish football (soccer) player, born in Peckham. He currently plays as a midfielder for English club Southampton F.C. Quashie began his career in London with Queens Park Rangers F.C., making his League debut against Manchester United F.C. at Old Trafford in December 1995, impressing despite his club's 2-1 defeat. He was used sparingly for the remainder of that campaign before breaking into the starting side on a regular basis in the 1997/98 season. After several impressive performances for QPR Quashie was awarded with England Under-21 and 'B' honours. Quashie joined then FA Premiership side Nottingham Forest F.C. for a fee of 2.5million at the start of the 1998/99 season, but struggled as they were comfortably relegated. Despite settling into the team, and providing some good performances, Nottingham Forest missed out on promotion the following season. For the next season, (2000/01), Portsmouth F.C. paid a cut-price 600,000 to take him to Fratton Park and he soon became an important player. He was a vital player in the 2002/03 season, during which Portsmouth won the League One championship (then called Division 1). During the season Quashie was the club's vice-captain. Despite missing three months of the 2003/04 Premiership season, Quashie remained an important player as Portsmouth claimed 13th place. His assured performances also had the Scottish national football team taking note. Eligible for either the Scottish or English national sides, Quashie opted for the Scots, and made his debut against Estonia. He scored a goal in his second game - a 4-1 win over Trinidad & Tobago, which cemented his place as a first team regular for both club and country. On January 17 2005 Quashie rejoined former Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp at Southampton for a fee of 2.1m. Quashie, Nigel Quashie, Nigel
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