Robert Younis

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Robert Younis
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Personal information
Full name Robert Younis [1]
Date of birth (1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 (age 39) [1]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Bankstown City Lions
Parramatta Power
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 APIA Leichhardt
2006 Fairfield City Lions
2006–2008 APIA Leichhardt 43 (39)
2008–2009 Adelaide United 12 (0)
2009–2012 APIA Leichhardt 49 (29)
2012–2016 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 116 (82)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2016

Robert Younis (born 14 August 1985) is an Australian footballer who played for Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC and APIA Leichhardt in the New South Wales Premier League, and Adelaide United in the A-League. He retired in 2017.

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Club career

Younis signed for Adelaide Unitedin 2008 after two seasons for APIA Leichhardt in the NSW Premier League which saw him net 38 goals in just 43 appearances. Robert came on as a substitute against Perth Glory [2] and made an immediate impact win an assist. [3]

Younis was released from Adelaide United in April 2009 by mutual consent, re-signing with former club APIA Leichhardt for the 2009 NSW Premier League season. In the 2010 season, he scored 16 goals.

Younis signed for the Bonnyrigg White Eagles for the 2012 NSWPL season, during which time they became Premiers. The also reached the semi-finals in 2014.

Personal life

Born in Australia, Younis is of Lebanese descent. [4]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 22 December 2008)

ClubSeasonLeague [a] CupInternational [b] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Adelaide United 2008–09 1202030170
Total170

Notes

  1. includes A-League final series statistics
  2. includes Asian Champions League statistics

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. "Homepage". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
  3. "Homepage". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011.
  4. "Soccer (Football) – Parramatta Marist Old Boys Union". parramattamaristobu.org.au.