| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Talia Marie Younis | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019– | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Australia U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2025– | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 August 2025 | |||
Talia Marie Younis (born 26 October 2008) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Women club Western Sydney Wanderers.
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. She is the first player born after 2008 to feature in the A-League.
Younis started playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2019, after trailling three times for the Wanderers Academy. [1] She made her A-League Women debut for Wanderers on 22 October 2023 in a 3–0 defeat to Wellington Phoenix at Western Sydney Stadium. [2] 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. [2] [3] [4] She also became the first player born after the inauguration of the competition in 2008 to make her maiden appearance. [3] [4] Her record stood for two weeks before teammate Ischia Brooking made her debut aged 14 years and 347 days old. [5] [6]
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 the Philippines in Hanoi. [11] [12]
Raised in Western Sydney, Younis is of Lebanese descent. [13] Her father, Ray, is a former National Soccer League player who works as the Wanderers's conditioning coach. [14] Her uncle, Robert, also played professionally for Adelaide United. [15] She has an older brother, Marcus, who is also a professional footballer. [14] [16]