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