Manaf Younis

Manaf Younis
Younis in 2022
Personal information
Full name Manaf Younis Hashim Al-Tekreeti[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Tikrit, Iraq
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Shorta
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2018 Salahaddin
2018–2022 Al-Karkh
2020Al-Shorta (loan)
2022– Al-Shorta 31 (2)
International career
2021– Iraq 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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[edit]

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

International career[edit]

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]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 January 2023 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq  Oman 3–2 3–2
(a.e.t.)
25th Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Al-Karkh
Al-Shorta

International[edit]

Iraq

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ "مناف يونس" (in Arabic). AlShortaNews. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "IRQOMA". FIFA. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Manaf Younis nets winner to help Iraq edge out Oman 3-2 in Gulf Cup final". Gulf News. 19 January 2023.