Talia Younis

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Talia Younis
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-10-26) 26 October 2008 (age 15)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 19
Youth career
2019– Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Western Sydney Wanderers 15 (0)
International career‡
2023– Australia U17 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024

Talia Younis (born 26 October 2008) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Women side Western Sydney Wanderers. She is the first player born after 2008 to feature in the A-League.

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Raised in Western Sydney, Younis made her first-team debut in October 2022, becoming the youngest debutant in the A-League aged 14 years and 361 days. Her record stood for two weeks before teammate Ischia Brooking made her debut aged 14 years and 347 days old. [1] [2]

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

Younis started playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2019, after trailling three times for the Wanderers Academy. [3] She made her A-League Women debut for Wanderers on 22 October 2023 in a 3–0 defeat to Wellington Pheonix at Western Sydney Stadium. [4] Aged 14 years and 361 days, Younis became the youngest debutant in the A-League, breaking Sam Kerr's record who debuted aged 15 years and 45 days. [4] [5] [6] She also became the first player born after the inauguration of the competition in 2008 to make her maiden appearance. [5] [6]

International career

An Australian youth international, Younis was called up to Australia under-17 squad ahead of the 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification. [7] [8] [9] She scored a goal each in Australia's 11–0 win over Mongolia, [10] and 6–2 victory over Philippines in Hanoi. [11] [12]

Personal life

Raised in Western Sydney, Younis has an older brother, Marcus Younis, who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League Men. [13] [14] Her father, Ray, was a former National Soccer League player and currently works as the Wanderers' conditioning coach. [13]

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  2. ↑ "Late drama sees Wanderers share points with Newcastle". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wanderers secure rising star Talia Younis". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Phoenix see off Wanderers with second-half flurry". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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  6. 1 2 Comito, Matt (22 October 2023). "One of Sam Kerr's long-standing A-Leagues records has just been toppled... by a 14-year-old!". A-League . Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Younis named in CommBank Junior Matildas squad selected for Korea Republic International Series". Western Sydney Wanderers. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Younis named in CommBank Junior Matildas squad for upcoming camp". Western Sydney Wanderers. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Australia kick off #AFCU17W Round 1 Qualifiers with an 11-0 win over Mongolia | Football Australia". Football Australia. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Younis strikes in CommBank Junior Matildas 6-2 victory over the Philippines in their #AFCU17W Round 2 Qualifiers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "CommBank Junior Matildas record a 6-2 victory over the Philippines in their #AFCU17W Round 2 Qualifiers | Football Australia". Football Australia. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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