Amin Younes
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Amin Younes (born 6 August 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently a free agent, and represents the Germany national team.[2]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Amin Younes[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 30)[1] | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger, Attacking Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | SG Unterrath | |||||||||||||
2000–2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2011–2013 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 37 | (4) | |||||||||||
2012–2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||
2015–2018 | Jong Ajax | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
2015–2018 | Ajax | 69 | (12) | |||||||||||
2018–2022 | Napoli | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||
2020–2022 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | Al-Ettifaq | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Utrecht (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Germany U16 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | Germany U17 | 10 | (4) | |||||||||||
2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | Germany U19 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2013–2015 | Germany U21 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
2017–2021 | Germany | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 |
Younes started his youth career at SG Unterrath, before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach's youth side aged 8. In 2011 he made his debut for the reserve team, Borussia Mönchengladbach II, before making his debut for the senior team in 2012. After a one-season loan spell at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Younes moved to Dutch club Ajax in 2015, with whom he was runner-up at the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. In 2018 Younes moved to Italian side Napoli on a free transfer.
Born in Germany to a German mother, Younes also holds Lebanese citizenship on the basis of having a Lebanese father. He represented Germany at youth level between 2008 and 2015, and the senior team since 2017. Younes was part of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.