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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Younis Mahmoud Khalef | ||
| Date of birth | March 2, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Al-Dibs, Kirkuk, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Wakrah | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Al-Dibs | ||
| 1999–2001 | Kirkuk FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2003 | Al-Talaba | 33 | (21) |
| 2003–2004 | → Al-Wahda (loan) | 26 | (19) |
| 2004–2006 | Al-Khor | 49 | (39) |
| 2006–2011 | Al-Gharafa | 88 | (71) |
| 2008 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2011– | Al-Wakrah | 4 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | Iraq U-19 | 8 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Iraq U-23 | 33 | (21) |
| 2002– | Iraq | 99 | (37) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Younis Mahmoud Khalef (Arabic: يونس محمود خلف; born 2 March 1983 in Al-Dibs, Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi football striker who currently playes for Al-Wakrah[1]. He was recently removed from his previous club, Al-Gharafa in Qatar despite being the top goal scorer in the league for the third time in five years. He is also the captain of the Iraq national football team. In 2007, he captained the Iraq football team to Asian Cup glory.
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[edit] Club career
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[edit] International career
[edit] The Youth Team
Younis Mahmoud called up to the Iraqi U-19 squad; scored 4 goals from 8 matches but he was also sent-off twice.
[edit] Iraq National Team Debut
In March 2002, while many were questioning his temperament and lack of experience, coach Adnan Hamad named Younis in his squad for Iraq's training camp in Italy and gave him his first start against Serie B club Cagliari Calcio and later went on to score. A month after landing both the Iraqi league and cup, Younis made his first full international debut against Syria but failed to score; his first goal came in dramatic style as he netted in the 90th minute in the WAFF Championship final against Jordan to put the game into extra-time; where Haidar Mahmoud headed in the winner. His 6 goals at the Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup including a hat-trick in the 5-1 win over Al-Nasr turned several heads; he earned even more praise with 7 goals in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers with four goals in a 5-1 drubbing of Bahrain. Younis was nominated for the 2003 Asian Young Footballer of the Year.
[edit] The Olympic Team
In 2004 Younis was part of the Olympic team in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games who became 4th. Younis scored 1 goal against Portugal. In 2006 Younis Mahmoud was part of the Iraq Olympic team in the 2006 Games, he scored 3 goals as the team claimed the fourth place. after his successful efforts in 2006 and in the Asian Games, Younis nominated for the 2006 Asian Footballer of the Year.
[edit] The Asian Cup
Younis scored the winning and only goal in the 2007 AFC finals versus Saudi Arabia giving the Iraqis a one goal lead that eventually secured the Championship title for Iraq, their very first. Younis won the MVP award and shared the Top scorer's sheets with Naohiro Takahara and Yasser Al-Qahtani with 4 goals. In 2007 Younis Mahmoud was Asian Footballer of the Year runner-up.
[edit] International goals
[edit] By Years
| Year | Goals |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| Total | 36 |
[edit] Details
[edit] Honours
1997-1998
- Best Player of the Year (In Iraqi Districts, "Muhafathat").
1998-1999
- League Top scorer with 19 goals.
2000-2001
- Youngest player to play for the Iraqi National team.
2002
- 2002 WAFF Champions
- Topscorer of 11th Umm Al-Ma’arak Cup.
2003-2004
- Top scorer in the Abha cup in Saudi Arabia with 5 goals.
- AFC Young player of the Year Nominee.
- Voted as one of the top 5 Arab players in 2003-2004.
- Top scorer of the Asian cup first qualification round with 7 goals.
- First Iraqi player to own a personal official website.
- 4th place in the Olympics 2004 finals in Athens, Greece.
- He participated in 5 matches, scoring once against Portugal in the first round.[2]
- Reached the Quarter Final of the Asian Cup 2004 in China.
- Debut with Al-Khor club, Qatar.
- Top Al-Khor goal scorer.
- Scored fastest goal in the Qatari League.
- Scored fastest goal in the Qatari Cup.
- Top Goal scorer in the Qatari Cup.
- Won the Qatari Cup with Al-Khor Club.
2005-2006
- 2005 West Asian Games Gold medallist.
- Top goal scorer of the 2005 West Asian cup held in Qatar.
- Top Al-Khor Club goal scorer.
- Second top goal scorer in the Qatari league with 20 goals, one goal behind the top goal scorer.
- Scored 6 goal in a Match and break record in the Qatar league.
2006
- Asian Games silver Medallist.
- Top scorer for Iraq during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification (4 goals). He scored 2 goals against Palestine and also 2 against Singapore.
2006-2007
- Nominated AFC Player of the Year 2006.
- Nominated Arab Player of the Year 2006.
- After two years of losing out the Qatari league top goal scorer award by a margin of one goal, Younis Mahmoud saw a happier ending to the Qatari league in his third year. Finally, and in a competition that lasted till the last minute of the Qatari league,
Younis Mahmoud snatched the Qatari league top goal scorer award. Younis was able to win the top goal scorer race against many foreign professional players and was able to add the top goal scorer award to his name this season.
2007
- Winner of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
- Won the AFC Asian Cup MVP.
- shared the top scorers with Yasser Al-Qahtani and Naohiro Takahara with 4 goals.
- Nominated AFC Player of the Year 2007 and finished as Runner-up.
- Nominated Arab Player of the Year 2007.
- Nominated for the Ballon d'Or 2007 [3][4] and was the 29th best player in the world.[5]
- Nominated by IFFHS for The World's Most Popular Footballer Amongst Currently Active Players in 2007 [6]
- Younis Mahmoud won La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti award.[7]
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup All-Star Team.
- Al-Ahram's 2007 Arab player of the Year.
- Iraqi Player of the Year 2007.
- Al-Watan's 2007 Arab player of the Year.
- Zaman's 2007 World player of the Year.
- Al-Hadath magazine's 2007 Arab player of the Year.
- Al Gharafa Player of the Year.
2008
- Iraq's Honor Badge for winning the Asian Cup 2007.
- Won the Sheikh Jassem Cup with Al Gharrafa.
- Won the Qatari Premier League with Al Gharrafa.
- Stormed straight to No.2 in the Arabian Business 2008 Power List.[8]
- Qatari Premier League player of the year 2007/2008
2009
- Won the Qatari League 2008–09 with Al Gharrafa.
- Won the 2009 Emir of Qatar Cup with Al Gharrafa.
- Won the 2009 Qatari Stars Cup with Al Gharrafa.
2010
- Won the Qatari League 2009–10 with Al Gharrafa.
- Qatari League 2009–10 Top scorers (21 goals) with Al Gharrafa.
- Won the 2010 Qatar Crown Prince Cup with Al Gharrafa.
[edit] Famous matches
- 24 March 2002 Younis Mahmoud Scored on his debut for Iraq vs Cagliari Calcio - (not International match)
- 7 September 2002 Iraq was down 1-2 to Jordan, In the last minutes Younis substituted in and scored his first International goal against Jordan in the 89th minute and extended the match to extra time, and because of it Iraq won the first WAFF Championship
- 8 April 2005 Al-Khor 8-0 Al-Shamal (Scored 6 goals and broke record)
- 17 August 2005 Iraq 5-2 Apollon Limassol (Friendly match) Younis scored 4 goals.
- 28 December 2006 Al-Garrafa 1-1 Al-Sadd (Scored in the 27th second)
- 11 October 2006 Scored 2 goals against Singapore, the 1st one was a solo act (Dribbled 4 players), the second goal from almost half field.
- 6 December 2006 Malaysia 0-4 Iraq (Scored 2 goals in 1 minute)
- 21 July 2007 Vietnam 0-2 Iraq (Scored the fastest goal in the Asian Cup (65 sec) and also scored the 2nd goal from a free kick)
- 29 July 2007 Saudi Arabia 0-1 Iraq (Scored the winning goal in the final of Asian Cup)
[edit] His Good Works
- After winning the 2006-2007 Qatar League Top scorers, he earned 100,000 Dollar as award from Qatar Football Association, he donated them for building a mosque in his home town in Kirkuk.
- After winning the La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti award he got cheque of 10,000 Euro, he donated the money to Iraqi charity.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/news/newsdetails.aspx?nid=1121
- ^ Younis Mahmoud Olympic Games of 2004 in Athens per match stats
- ^ Younis Mahmoud nominated for the Ballon d'Or 2007
- ^ Ballon d'Or Shortlist Announced
- ^ Ballon d'Or final list
- ^ Nominated by IFFHS for The World's Most Popular Footballer 2007
- ^ Iraq captain wins Facchetti award
- ^ "Power 100, The World's Most Influential Arabs, Rank List 2008". Arabian Business. ITP Publishing Group. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/514872-iraqi-football-hero-scores-big-on-ab-power-100?ln=en. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Official Forum
- Younis Mahmoud at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile on Iraqsport
- Younis`s goals on Youtube
- Iraq-Football.net
- Al-Gharafa Club
- Fanepage
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Khalfan Ibrahim |
Arab player of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Nashat Akram |
Iraqi player of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Nashat Akram |
Preceded by Carlos Tenorio |
Qatari Premier League player of the year 2007/2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |
Runner-up AFC player of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Ismail Matar |
Preceded by Julio Valentín González |
La Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti Award 2007 |
Succeeded by Paolo Maldini |
Preceded by Shunsuke Nakamura |
Asian Cup Most Valuable Player 2007 |
Succeeded by Keisuke Honda |
Preceded by A'ala Hubail Ali Karimi |
Asian Cup Top scorer 2007 Shared with Yasser Al-Qahtani Naohiro Takahara |
Succeeded by Koo Ja-Cheol |
| Preceded by Carlos Tenorio |
Qatari League Top scorer 2006/07 |
Succeeded by Clemerson de Araújo |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Razzaq Farhan |
Iraq captain 2006 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Iraqi footballers
- Iraq international footballers
- Iraqi expatriate footballers
- Olympic footballers of Iraq
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Al-Arabi Sports Club players
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
- Al-Gharafa Doha players
- People from Kirkuk
- Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) players
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Qatar Stars League players
