Quick Facts
| Intro | German footballer | ||
| Is | Athlete Football player Association football player | ||
| From | Germany | ||
| Field | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 6 August 1993, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
| Age | 30 years | ||
| Star sign | Leo | ||
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Biography
Amin Younes (born 6 August 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Ajax.
Club career
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Born in Düsseldorf, to a Lebanese father and a German mother, Younes played as a youth for SG Unterrath. In 2000, at the age of 8, he joined the youth setup of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. In 2011, he made his debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach II, the reserve team, playing in the Regionalliga West.
Younes made his senior team debut at the end of the 2011–12 Bundesliga, coming on as a substitute against Hannover 96 on 1 April 2012.
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)
In August 2014, he joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a season-long loan.
AFC Ajax
On 16 July 2015, Younes signed a three-year contract for Dutch club Ajax, until 30 June 2018, with an option for an additional year.
International career
On 17 May 2017, Germany manager Joachim Löw called Younes up to the German national team for the first time as part of the squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
On 6 June 2017, he made his senior debut coming on as a sub in a 1–1 draw with Denmark. He scored his first goal for the national team against San Marino on 10 June 2017.
Career statistics
Club performance
- As of matches played on 17 November 2017.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 37 | 3 | — | 37 | 3 | |||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Kaiserslautern II (loan) | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ajax | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 65 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 96 | 17 | ||
| Career totals | 149 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 183 | 24 | ||
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International
International statistics
- As of 8 October 2017
| National team | Year | App. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | |
International Goals
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2017 | Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany |  San Marino |
4–0 | 7–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 29 June 2017 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia |  Mexico |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours
Club
- Ajax
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016–17
International
- Germany
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2016–17
