Amin Younes

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Amin Younes
Younes in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left winger, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ajax
Number 11
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)
2014–20151. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 14 (2)
2014–20151. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan) 3 (0)
2015– Ajax 33 (8)
2015–Jong Ajax 4 (1)
International career
2008–2009 Germany U16 1 (0)
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– Germany U21 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Amin Younes (born 6 August 1993) is a German footballer[1] of Lebanese descent who plays as a winger for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie.[2]

Career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Born in Düsseldorf, Younes played as a youth for SG Unterrath. In 2000, at the age of 8, he joined the youth setup of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. In 2011, he made his debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach II, the reserve team, playing in the Regionalliga West.

Younes made his senior team debut at the end of the 2011–12 Bundesliga, coming on as a substitute against Hannover 96 on 1 April 2012.[3]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In August 2014, he joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a season-long loan.[4]

AFC Ajax

On 16 July 2015, Younes signed a three year contract for Dutch club Ajax, until 30 June 2018, with an option for an additional year.[5]

Career statistics

Club performance

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Continental1 Total
Borussia
Mönchengladbach
2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 11 1 0 0 2 0 13 1
2013–14 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 26 1 0 0 2 0 28 1
Germany 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2014–15 14 2 1 0 15 2
Netherlands Eredivisie KNVB Cup Continental1 Total
AFC Ajax 2015–16 27 8 2 0 6 0 35 8
2016–17 6 0 4 0 10 0
Total 33 8 2 0 10 0 45 8
Career total 73 11 3 0 12 0 88 11
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 24 September 2016.[6]

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes the Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs matches.

References

  1. ^ "Younes, Amin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Amin Younes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Hannover 96 vs. Borussia M'gladbach". Soccerway. 1 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Amin Younes wird ein Roter Teufel" [Amin Younes becomes a Red Devil] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Ajax contracteert Amin Younes" (in Dutch). Ajax. 16 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Amin Younes profile". Soccerway.

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