Amin Younes
 Younes in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club 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) |
| 2014–2015 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Ajax | 33 | (8) |
| 2015– | → Jong Ajax | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2016 (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
- ↑ "Younes, Amin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ "Amin Younes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ "Hannover 96 vs. Borussia M'gladbach". Soccerway. 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Amin Younes wird ein Roter Teufel" [Amin Younes becomes a Red Devil] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ajax contracteert Amin Younes" (in Dutch). Ajax. 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Amin Younes profile". Soccerway.
External links
- Amin Younes profile at Fussballdaten