Youssef Amyn
Youssef Wali Faeq Amyn (Kurdish: یوسف وەلی فایق ئەمین, Arabic: يوسف والي فائق أمين; born 21 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig and the Iraq national team. Born in Germany, he has represented them at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Iraq.[2]
| Amyn playing for Iraq at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Wali Faeq Amyn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | TuS Querenburg | ||
| 2012–2015 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2015–2020 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2020–2021 | Viktoria Köln | ||
| 2022–2023 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Viktoria Köln | 35 | (5) |
| 2023– | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2023 | Iraq U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Iraq | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
A youth academy graduate of Viktoria Köln, Amyn made his professional debut on 13 March 2021 in a 3–1 league win against MSV Duisburg.[3] This made him the youngest player to appear in a professional match for the club in its history.[4][5]
On 1 September 2022, Amyn joined the under-21 team of Eredivisie club Feyenoord.[6] On 18 July 2023, he signed for Eintracht Braunschweig until 2025.[7]
International career edit
Amyn was born in Germany to Kurdish parents from Darbandikhan.
Germany edit
Amyn has represented Germany at youth level. In 2020, Qahtan Chathir called up the player to represent Iraq's youth team, inviting him to a training camp in Baghdad during his coincidental visit to his hometown, and on many occasions in 2021, new manager Emad Mohammed sent invitations to the player but he rejected and maintained his desire to represent Germany at youth level.
Iraq edit
On 31 March 2023, Amyn announced his desire to represent Iraq's youth team as they go into the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the manager Emad Mohammed has asked the Iraqi FA to request FIFA to switch Amyn's international eligibility.[citation needed] He was called up to the preparatory training camp in Cádiz, playing his first match in a friendly against Dominican Republic, winning a penalty then converting that penalty in the 50th minute. He also played against Brazil, winning a penalty shortly before half-time which was converted by Abdul-Razzak Qasim. During his time at the camp, it was announce that FIFA had agreed to switch his international allegiance officially, thus making him eligible to represent Iraq internationally.
He was called up to the final squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting all three games and catching the eye of the world through his consistent performances despite his side's humiliating performance as Iraq crashed out of the group stage without scoring a single goal.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 27 October 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viktoria Köln | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Amyn goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2023 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq | Indonesia | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours edit
Viktoria Köln
- Middle Rhine Cup: 2020–21,[8] 2021–22[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Youssef Amyn at Soccerway
- ^ "Viktoria Köln vs. MSV Duisburg - 13 March 2021". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "NEUES AUS DEM VEREIN". 15 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "FC Viktoria Köln: Nachwuchs-Talent Youssef Amyn sorgt für Rekord". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Amyn en Touré nieuwe aanwinsten Feyenoord Onder 21" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Youssef Amyn" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Sieg gegen Aachen Viktoria Köln gewinnt den Mittelrhein-Pokal". 29 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Viktoria Köln ist Mittelrheinpokal-Sieger". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
External links edit
- Youssef Amyn at WorldFootball.net
- Youssef Amyn at DFB (also available in German)