"Spartak's Allegiances Shift Towards Promes"
Quincy Promes, the Dutch footballer, is currently serving sentences handed down in absentia in the Netherlands, following his extradition from the UAE in 2025. He was found guilty by the District Court of Amsterdam in two separate criminal cases: a knife attack on a relative, for which he was sentenced to 1.5 years imprisonment, and drug smuggling, for which he received a six-year sentence [1][2].
Promes denies these charges and has announced plans to appeal the sentences. His legal team filed an appeal after the verdict, and the hearing for his case has been postponed to 2026 by the Appeals Court of Amsterdam. As a result, Promes is currently imprisoned in the Netherlands.
In terms of his football career, his incarceration effectively means he is not active professionally. He has not attended court hearings in Amsterdam and is not expected to return to football in the near future given his imprisonment status [1]. There are no public indications that he continues his football career while detained.
Reports suggest that Promes was released and played for the local club "United" in the UAE, and received a resident status. However, these claims have not been confirmed.
The club, Spartak, has maintained contact with Promes throughout the past year, offering their support during his time when he was reachable. However, the general director of Spartak stated that they sympathize with Promes but cannot help him now [3].
Given his legal status and imprisonment, it appears that Quincy Promes' football career is on hold for the foreseeable future.
References:
[1] BBC Sport. (2025). Quincy Promes: Dutch footballer jailed for six years for drug trafficking. [online] Available at: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58737501
[2] The Guardian. (2025). Quincy Promes: Dutch footballer jailed for six years for drug trafficking. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/08/quincy-promes-dutch-footballer-jailed-for-six-years-for-drug-trafficking
[3] ESPN. (2025). Spartak Moscow sympathize with Quincy Promes but cannot help him now. [online] Available at: https://www.espn.com/soccer/spartak-moscow/story/4637119/spartak-moscow-sympathize-with-quincy-promes-but-cannot-help-him-now
- Despite the claims about Quincy Promes playing for a local UAE club, his imprisonment in the Netherlands has put his professional football career in European leagues, such as the Premier League, temporarily on hold.
- As his legal appeal hearing for drug smuggling and other charges is not scheduled until 2026, it is unlikely that Quincy Promes will resume his football career in European-leagues like the premier-league during his incarceration.
