| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Younes Bakiz | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1999 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Albertslund, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Brøndby | ||
| 2012–2014 | Holbæk B&I | ||
| 2014 | HB Køge | ||
| 2015–2016 | Brøndby | ||
| 2016–2018 | Roskilde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Roskilde | 39 | (11) |
| 2020–2022 | Viborg | 47 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | AaB | 48 | (11) |
| 2024– | Silkeborg | 36 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:11, 26 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Younes Bakiz (born 5 February 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.
Growing up in Vestegnen to Moroccan parents, [3] Bakiz played football as a youth for Brøndby IF, Holbæk B&I and HB Køge before making his breakthrough as part of FC Roskilde in 2018. [4] [1]
After having made 43 appearances for Roskilde, in which he scored 13 goals, Bakiz signed a three-year contract with Viborg FF in June 2020. [5] In his first season, he won the second-tier 1st Division with the club and secured promotion to the Danish Superliga. [6] He made 21 appearances and scored three goals. [2]
On 18 July 2021, Bakiz made his Superliga-debut in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland. Starting on the left wing, he scored the 1–1 equaliser in the 41st minute of the game, [7] before being substituted by Jeff Mensah in the 78th minute. [8]
On deadline day, 31 August 2022, Bakiz joined fellow league club AaB on a deal until June 2026. [9] He made his competitive debut for the club four days later, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Allan Sousa in a 2–0 away win over Midtjylland. [10] [11] On 14 October, he scored his first goals for AaB, a brace, which secured a 2–0 victory against Lyngby. [12] He scored another brace on 30 October against his former side Brøndby in AaB's 3–2 away loss. [13]
On 12 June 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg announced the signing of Bakiz on a four-year contract. [14] On 21 April 2025, Bakiz scored his 10th league goal and provided his 8th league assist of the season in a 4–0 away win against Vejle. [15]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roskilde | 2018–19 | Danish 1st Division | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| Total | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 13 | ||||
| Viborg | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |||
| AaB | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish 1st Division | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| Total | 48 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 55 | 12 | ||||
| Silkeborg | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 [b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 47 | ||
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