Amin Younes

Amin Younes

Younes with Utrecht in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Amin Younes [1]
Date of birth	(1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	8
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)
2024–	Schalke 04	13	(1)
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 Representing   Germany FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

Amin Younes (born 6 August 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

Coming through the youth system, Younes made his senior debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. In 2018 Younes moved to Italian side Napoli on a free transfer, winning the 2019–20 Coppa Italia. After two seasons, he moved back to Germany playing for Eintracht Frankfurt between 2020 and 2022. He then spent half a season in Saudi Arabia at Al-Ettifaq in 2022, and one season on loan at Utrecht in 2022–23, before becoming a free agent in 2023. He signed for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in 2024.

Younes represented Germany at youth level between 2008 and 2015, and the senior team between 2017 and 2021. He was part of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Club career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Born in Düsseldorf to a former Lebanese footballer and a German mother, ^[2] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 (loan)

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

Ajax

Younes playing for Ajax in 2016

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 for €2,5 million. ^[5] After an injury, which kept him out for the start of the championship, he made his debut as a starter against Groningen (2–0) on 26 September. ^[6] The following week he scored his first goal for Ajax, against PSV in a 1–2 defeat. ^[7] Over the weeks, the player found continuity and concluded his first season with eight goals and nine assists in 35 total games. On 20 October 2016, he scored his first goal in a UEFA competition by scoring against Celta Vigo (2–2) in the UEFA Europa League. ^[8] At the end of the season he played in the 2017 UEFA Europa League final lost to Manchester United. ^[9] Younes was the player with the most dribbles in the competition. ^[10]

Napoli

In July 2018 Younes moved to Serie A side Napoli on a free transfer. When Younes moved to Napoli, he requested number 34 shirt in tribute to former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who collapsed and suffered brain damage, ending his career. ^[11] His league debut came on 8 December 2018, against Frosinone in a 4–0 win. ^[12] Younes' first goal for Napoli, and in the Serie A, came on 17 March 2019, in a 4–2 home victory over Udinese. ^[13]

Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)

On 3 October 2020, Eintracht Frankfurt announced the signing of Younes on a two-year loan from Napoli with an option to buy. ^[14] On 18 January 2022, the loan was terminated early by consent from Younes, Eintracht and Napoli. ^[15]

Al-Ettifaq

On 23 January 2022, Younes signed a contract with Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia until 2024. ^[16]

Utrecht (loan)

On 31 August 2022, Younes joined Utrecht in the Netherlands on loan for the 2022–23 season. ^[17]

Release by Al-Ettifaq

On 27 July 2023 Younes announced on Instagram that his contract at Al-Ettifaq had been terminated by mutual consent. ^[18]

Schalke 04

After almost a year without a club, Younes signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 on 5 June 2024. ^[19]

International career

Eligible to also represent Lebanon through his father, ^[20] Joachim Löw called Younes up to the Germany national team for the first time on 17 May 2017, as part of the squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. ^[21]

His senior debut came on 6 June 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Denmark. ^[22] Younes scored his first goal for the national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino on 10 June 2017. ^[23] On 29 June 2017, he scored his second goal in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final game against Mexico, which Germany won 4–1. ^[23] Germany were crowned champions after beating Chile 1–0 in the final. ^[24]

Personal life

Younes was born in Germany to a Lebanese father from Tripoli, Zoulfikar – who also played football, ^[25] and a German mother, Astrid. ^[26] Younes has an older brother named Phillip, who plays amateur football, and a younger brother named Carim. ^[25] During the summer, Younes usually visits his family from his father's side in Lebanon. ^[27] He is a practicing Muslim. ^{[28] [29]}

Style of play

A technical forward, Younes' main characteristics are his dribbling, pace, and vision of play. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2024 ^[30]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2010–11	Regionalliga West	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2011–12	Regionalliga West	20	3	—		—		20	3
	2012–13	Regionalliga West	11	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		37	3	—		—		37	3
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2011–12	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2012–13	Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	2 [a]	0	13	1
	2013–14	Bundesliga	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	Total		26	1	0	0	2	0	28	1
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	14	2	1	0	—		15	2
1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan)	2014–15	Regionalliga Südwest	3	0	—		—		3	0
Jong Ajax	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	4	1	0	0	—		4	1
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	1	1	0	0	—		1	1
	Total		5	2	0	0	—		5	2
Ajax	2015–16	Eredivisie	27	8	2	0	6 [a]	0	35	8
	2016–17	Eredivisie	29	3	1	0	18 [b]	4	48	7
	2017–18	Eredivisie	13	1	0	0	4 [c]	1	17	2
	Total		69	12	3	0	28	5	100	17
Napoli	2018–19	Serie A	12	3	1	0	3 [a]	0	16	3
	2019–20	Serie A	9	1	1	0	1 [d]	0	11	1
	Total		21	4	2	0	4	0	27	4
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)	2020–21	Bundesliga	26	3	1	1	—		27	4
	2021–22	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		26	3	2	1	0	0	28	4
Al-Ettifaq	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	9	2	—		—		9	2
Utrecht (loan)	2022–23	Eredivisie	10	0	1	0	—		11	0
Schalke 04	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		13	1
Career total			233	30	9	1	34	5	276	36

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[31]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	2017	5	2
	2021	3	0
Total		8	2

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Amin Younes

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 June 2017	Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany	San Marino	4–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	29 June 2017	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia	Mexico	4–1	4–1	2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Ajax

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2016–17 ^[20]

Jong Ajax

• Eerste Divisie: 2017–18 ^[32]

Napoli

• Coppa Italia: 2019–20 ^[33]

Germany

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017 ^[23]

Individual

• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2016–17 ^[34]

References

1. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 2 July 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017.
2. Fussballstadt (22 May 2017). "Amin Younes - Introducing Germany's Latest National Team Star". Fussball Stadt. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
3. "Hannover 96 vs. Borussia M'gladbach". Soccerway. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
4. "Amin Younes wird ein Roter Teufel" [Amin Younes becomes a Red Devil] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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6. "Ajax vs. Groningen - 26 settembre 2015 - Soccerway". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
7. "Ajax vs. PSV - 4 ottobre 2015 - Soccerway". it.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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10. "Cosa sappiamo del caso Younes". L'Ultimo Uomo (in Italian). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
11. Ciaran Varley (8 January 2019). "The touching reason players are wearing the number 34". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
12. "Napoli-Frosinone 4-0: gol di Zielinski, Ounas e Milik (2). La Juve torna a +8". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
13. "Napoli-Udinese 4-2, Mertens torna al gol". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). 17 March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
14. "Amin Younes wird ein Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
15. "Vertrag mit Amin Younes aufgelöst" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
16. "الاتفاق يضم المهاجم الألماني أمين يونس حتى 2024" (in Arabic). Ettifaq. 23 January 2022.
17. "Aanvallende versterking: Amin Younes naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
18. "Amin Younes on Instagram: "Thanks to @ettifaq for the time together!"". Instagram. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
19. "Amin Younes signs a contract with FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 5 June 2024.
20. "Amin Younes joins Eintracht Frankfurt on two-year loan from Napoli". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
21. "Confed Cup: Löw nominiert Plattenhardt und Wagner". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
22. "Amin Younes". Sportskeeda.
23. "Younes: We have a very bright future". FIFA.com. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
24. Murray, Scott (29 June 2017). "Germany 4–1 Mexico: 2017 Confederations Cup semi-final – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 30 September 2018.
25. "Younes-Brüder: Philipp fast Nationalspieler". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
26. "NapoliStore Blog - Amin Younes, un uomo venuto da molto lontano - e-Napoli Store" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
27. FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup - News - Younes: We have a very bright future". fifa.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
28. "Appie Nouri: My little brother who was ready to conquer the world | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
29. "Amin Younes on returning to the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt, Diego Maradona and more". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
30. "Amin Younes » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
31. "Younes, Amin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
32. "Waar spelen de kampioenen van Jong Ajax nu?". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
33. "Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties". Football Italia. 17 June 2020.
34. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

External links

• Profile at the Schalke 04 website
• Amin Younes at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Amin Younes at Soccerway
• Amin Younes – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Amin Younes – FIFA competition record (archived)