Amin Younes

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Born in Düsseldorf to a Lebanese father, a former footballer, 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, Younes joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a season-long loan.

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 for €2,5 million. After an injury, which kept him out for the start of the championship, he made his debut as a starter against Groningen (2–0) on 26 September. The following week he scored his first goal for Ajax, against PSV in a 1–2 defeat. Over the weeks, the player found continuity and concluded his first season with eight goals and nine assists in 35 total games. On 20 October 2016, he scored his first goal in a UEFA competition by scoring against Celta Vigo (2–2) in the UEFA Europa League. At the end of the season he played in the 2017 UEFA Europa League final lost to Manchester United. Younes was the player with the most dribbles in the competition.

Napoli

In July 2018 Younes moved to…

Eligible to also represent Lebanon through his father, Joachim Löw called Younes up to the Germany national team for the first time on 17 May 2017, as part of the squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. His senior debut came on 6 June 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Denmark. Younes scored his first goal for the national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino on 10 June 2017. On 29 June 2017, he scored his second goal in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final game against Mexico, which Germany won 4–1. Germany were crowned champions after beating Chile 1–0 in the final.

A technical forward, Younes' main characteristics are his dribbling, pace, and vision of play.

Younes was born in Germany to a Lebanese father from Tripoli, Zoulfikar – who also played football, and a German mother, Astrid. Younes has an older brother named Phillip, who plays amateur football, and a younger brother named Carim. During the summer, Younes usually visits his family from his father's side in Lebanon. He is a practicing Muslim.