Younes Bakiz

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Younes Bakiz
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Albertslund, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Silkeborg
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2012 Brøndby
2012–2014 Holbæk B&I
2014 HB Køge
2015–2016 Brøndby
2016–2018 Roskilde
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Roskilde 39 (11)
2020–2022 Viborg 47 (5)
2022–2024 AaB 48 (11)
2024– Silkeborg 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:45, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Younes Bakiz (born 5 February 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.

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Career

Early years

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]

Viborg

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]

AaB

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]

Silkeborg IF

On 12 June 2024, Silkeborg IF announced the signing of Bakiz on a four-year contract. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Danish Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roskilde 2018–19 1st Division 15420174
2019–20 1st Division24722269
Total3911424313
Viborg 2020–21 1st Division20211213
2021–22 Superliga 273001 [a] 0283
Total4751110496
AaB 2022–23 Superliga21651267
2023–24 1st Division27520295
Total4811715512
Silkeborg 2024–25 Superliga125213 [b] 1177
Career total14632145311016438
  1. Appearances in the Danish Superliga European play-offs
  2. One appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Viborg

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