Quincy Promes Seeks return to Football Following Prison Sentence
Amsterdam, Netherlands – December 24, 2025 – Former Dutch international footballer Quincy Promes is hoping to resume his professional career following his imprisonment for drug trafficking and a prior conviction for aggravated assault. Currently detained while awaiting an appeal hearing scheduled for September 2026, Promes has expressed a desire to return to the pitch, citing financial necessity and a belief that clubs will be interested if he regains match fitness.
according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Promes stated, “When I am released, I will train very hard to get back in shape. If I am in good shape, there will definitely be interest in me. I am almost certain that I will find a club. It is no longer about my football career, it is simply about financial help.”
Promes was sentenced to six years in prison in February 2024 by the Amsterdam District Court for trafficking approximately 135 kilograms of cocaine https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/dutch-footballer-promes-sentenced-six-years-jail-cocaine-trafficking-2024-02-14/.This conviction followed a previous 18-month suspended sentence in 2020 for stabbing his cousin during a family gathering https://www.espn.com/soccer/netherlands/story/4349941/netherlands-international-quincy-promes-given-suspended-sentence-for-stabbing-cousin.
The 33-year-old forward has represented the Netherlands 50 times and has played for several clubs throughout his career, including Ajax Amsterdam (where he currently holds academy membership), Twente Enschede, Go Ahead Eagles, Sevilla FC (Spain), and Spartak Moscow (Russia) https://www.transfermarkt.com/quincy-promes/profil/spieler/181983. His appeal for early release was previously denied. He is now seeking release, in part, to provide for his five children.
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