| Younes Namli | |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | PEC Zwolle |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | AB |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Heerenveen |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | PEC Zwolle |
| Caps3: | 65 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Krasnodar |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Colorado Rapids (loan) |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Caps7: | 26 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | PEC Zwolle |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | PEC Zwolle |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 May 2024 |
Younes Namli (born 20 June 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch club PEC Zwolle.
After spending three seasons in the Danish 1st Division with AB, Namli signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dutch club Heerenveen in January 2015 following a successful trial. There was little interest, and no bids, from any other Danish clubs, something which surprised Thomas Nørgaard, his manager at AB, who praised Namli's talent.[1] He was previously listed in September 2014 as a star for the future by Danish magazine BT.[2]
After two seasons in Heerenveen, it was reported in June 2017 that Namli had signed a contract with another Dutch team, PEC Zwolle.[3]
On 22 May 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar.[4]
On 15 January 2020, the Colorado Rapids acquired Namli on a two-year loan from FC Krasnodar.[5] Namli appeared in 18 matches, including MLS Cup Playoffs, and adding two goals and four assists,[6] and he also completed 66 dribbles, which was the second-highest in MLS that season.[7] Namli was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Week 11 for his two-assist performance to help Colorado defeat Real Salt Lake,[8] and reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup.[9] Following the 2021 season, Colorado declined their purchase option on Namli.[10]
On 11 January 2022, he joined Sparta Rotterdam back in the Netherlands on loan until 30 June 2022.[11] On 2 July 2022, Namli's agent stated that his contract with Krasnodar had been terminated.[12]
On 11 July 2022, Namli returned to Sparta Rotterdam on a one-year contract.[13]
On 21 July 2023, Namli returned to PEC Zwolle on a one-year deal.[14] After leaving the club at the end of the 2023–24 season, on 9 September 2024 Namli returned to Zwolle once again, on a contract until 30 June 2025.[15]
Namli is of Moroccan origin.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[17] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AB | 2013–14 | 1. Division | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1. Division | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | |||
| Heerenveen | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| PEC Zwolle | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 11 | |||
| FC Krasnodar | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Colorado Rapids (loan) | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 223 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 25 | |||