Manaf Younis Explained

Manaf Younis
Fullname:Manaf Younis Hashim Al-Tekreeti[1]
Birth Date:16 November 1996
Birth Place:Tikrit, Iraq
Height:1.90 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Al-Shorta
Clubnumber:4
Years1:–2018
Clubs1:Salahaddin
Years2:2018–2022
Clubs2:Al-Karkh
Years3:2020
Clubs3:Al-Shorta (loan)
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:Al-Shorta
Caps4:56
Goals4:3
Nationalyears1:2021–
Nationalteam1:Iraq
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:14 July 2024
Nationalteam-Update:19 January 2023

Manaf Younus Hashim Al-Tekreeti (Arabic: مَنَاف يُونُس هَاشِم التِّكرِيْتِيّ; born 16 November 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.

Club career

In March 2020 Manaf signed for Al-Shorta on loan until the end of the season.[2]

International career

In November 2021, Younis was called up to Iraq as part of their 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad. He made his debut in the starting line-up for the national team in their opening match against Oman.[3] On 19 January 2023, he scored his first international goal in the stoppage time of extra-time in a 3–2 win over Oman in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup final, to earn his country their first title in the competition since 1988.[4]

Honours

Al-Karkh

2021–22

Al-Shorta

2022–23, 2023–24

2023–24

2022

Iraq

2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq . . 4 . 4 December 2021 . 12 December 2022.
  2. News: مناف يونس. 9 March 2020. AlShortaNews. Arabic. 4 December 2021.
  3. News: IRQOMA. 3 November 2021. FIFA. English. 3 December 2021.
  4. News: Manaf Younis nets winner to help Iraq edge out Oman 3-2 in Gulf Cup final. Gulf News. 19 January 2023.