Younes Ebnoutalib

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Younes Ebnoutalib
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 11
Youth career
SV 07 Heddernheim
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
2019–2020 Wehen Wiesbaden
2020–2022 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 1 (0)
2022–2023 Perugia 1 (0)
2024–2025 FC Gießen 19 (6)
2025–2026 SV Elversberg 21 (12)
2026– Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:30, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Younes Ebnoutalib (born 13 September 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Career

Ebnoutalib is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs SV 07 Heddernheim, Rot-Weiss Frankfurt and Wehen Wiesbaden. [1] He debuted with RW Frankfurt in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd in 2022. In 2022, he moved to the Italian club Perugia and made one appearance for them in the Serie C and two in Coppa Italia before terminating his contract in December 2023. [2]

In the summer of 2024, he joined the Regionalliga side Gießen. [3] On 19 December 2024, he signed a pre-contract with SV Elversberg starting 1 January 2025 in the 2. Bundesliga until 2028. [4] He scored six goals in his first six games for Elversberg in the 2. Bundesliga in the 2025–26 season. [1] He eventually managed to score 12 goals in 17 matches during the first half of that season. [5]

On 29 December 2025, Ebnoutalib joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, signing a contract until June 2031, for a reported transfer fee of €8 million, which could rise to €10 million with add-ons. [6] [7] On 9 January 2026, he made his debut for the club, scoring a goal in a 3–3 draw with Borussia Dortmund. [8]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Ebnoutalib is of Moroccan descent. [9] His father, Faissal Ebnoutalib, was a silver medalist in Taekwondo for Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [10]

Career statistics

As of 9 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 2021–22 Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd 100010
Perugia 2022–23 Serie C 000000
2023–24 102030
Total102030
FC Gießen 2024–25 Regionalliga 19610206
SV Elversberg 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 402 [b] 060
2025–26 1712201912
Total211220202512
Eintracht Frankfurt 2025–26 Bundesliga 11000011
Career total43195000205019

References

  1. 1 2 "Die wundersame Geschichte des Younes Ebnoutalib". www.fr.de. 26 September 2025.
  2. "YOUNES EBNOUTALIB RESCINDE". www.ac-perugia.com.
  3. "Younes Ebnoutalib eiskalt". www.giessener-allgemeine.de. 28 July 2024.
  4. "Vertrag bis Sommer 2028: SV Elversberg verpflichtet Stürmer Younes Ebnoutalib". sportschau.de.
  5. Holden, Kit (9 January 2026). "Ebnoutalib's rapid rise from fourth tier to potential star". BBC Sport.
  6. "Eintracht verpflichtet Younes Ebnoutalib" [Eintracht signs Younes Ebnoutalib] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  7. Kovbasa, Ivan (29 December 2025). "Medical completed as Younes Ebnoutalib's move to Eintracht Frankfurt is virtually confirmed - reports". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. "Frankfurt's Ebnoutalib savours 'dream' debut as Dortmund drop points". France 24. 9 January 2026.
  9. Rabarison, Olivia (20 September 2025). "Trois choses à savoir sur Younes Ebnoutalib la révélation d'Elversberg".
  10. "Younes Ebnoutalib's rapid rise from fourth tier to potential Eintracht Frankfurt star". BBC Sport. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.