Hamza Younés

Hamza Younés
Younés playing for Tractor Sazi in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hamza Younés
Date of birth (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986
Place of birth Monastir, Tunisia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Aris Thessaloniki
Number 21
Youth career
1996–2005 US Monastir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Sfaxien 135 (46)
2011–2012 Étoile du Sahel 22 (18)
2012–2014 Petrolul Ploiești 52 (34)
2014 Botev Plovdiv 17 (7)
2014–2015 Ludogorets Razgrad 17 (4)
2015–2016 Tractor Sazi 13 (3)
2016–2017 Xanthi 27 (19)
2017–2018 BB Erzurumspor 16 (7)
2018 Al Ahli 7 (2)
2018– Aris Thessaloniki 6 (3)
National team‡
2014– Tunisia 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 April 2018

Hamza Younés (Arabic: حمزة يونس‎; born 16 April 1986) is a Tunisian professional footballer who currently plays for Greek Football League club Aris mainly as a striker.

Club career

In August 2011, a few hours before the transfer deadline, Younés was brought to Étoile du Sahel, in an attempt to replace Ahmed Akaïchi.[1] He later signed a three-year contract with the team. On 14 November 2011, Younés left Étoile.[2]

In February 2012, after Hamza's unsuccessful transfer to Astra Giurgiu because of contractual misunderstandings,[3] he scored a move to fellow Liga 1 team Petrolul Ploieşti.[4] He made an immediate impact with the team, scoring 12 times in his first six months with the "Yellow Wolves". In the 2012–13 Liga 1 season he played 28 games and scored 13 goals, he also won the Romanian Cup playing in 4 games.

On 28 January 2014, Younés signed with Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[5] On his debut that took place on 23 February, he scored twice in the 2–2 draw with Ludogorets Razgrad, putting in a MOTM performance and was subsequently recognized as the best performer of the round.

In August 2014, Younés put pen to paper on a contract with Ludogorets Razgrad.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in the 3–1 win over his former club, Botev Plovdiv, in the Bulgarian Supercup final. Younés made his debut in UEFA Champions League group stages in the 2–1 loss to Liverpool, providing an assist for Daniel Abalo's equalizer.

He joined Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor Sazi in summer of 2015.[7] On 30 July 2015, Younés made his debut for Tractor Sazi against Naft Tehran. He scored his first goal on 20 September 2015 in a 1–0 Hazfi Cup victory against Saba Qom.

On 4 July 2016, Younés signed with Greek Superleague club Xanthi on a year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8] He finished the season as the second top scorer of the league after the Swedish striker Marcus Berg.

On 20 July 2018, after a year playing with BB Erzurumspor and Al Ahli, Younés has agreed to return to Greek Super League and sign contract until the summer of 2020 with Aris.[9] On 2 September 2018, the Tunisian striker received a high cross from Manolis Tzanakakis and tapped it in with his chest, thus scoring his first goal for the season and opening the score in a 2–0 home win against AEL.[10] On 17 September 2018, he opened the score with a penalty in a 2–0 home win against Levadiakos.[11] On 30 September 2018, he scored in a 2-0 home win against Asteras Tripoli, successfully converting a penalty won by Mateo García. [12]

International career

On 28 May 2014, Younés made his debut for Tunisia, playing in the last 4 minutes of a 1–0 friendly win against South Korea. His second cap came in a 0–1 friendly loss to Belgium.

Honours

Club

Sfaxien

Petrolul Ploiești

Ludogorets Razgrad

References

  1. ↑ "Hamza Younes à l'Etoile du Sahel". tunisienumerique.com. 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "L'Etoile du Sahel rompt son contrat avec Hamza Younes". kawarji.com. 10 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hamza Younes s-a îndrăgostit în România". Adevărul. 10 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hamza Younes transferred to Petrolul Ploiesti on a free transfer". soccerfame.com. 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Юнес Хамза е футболист на Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 28 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Петричев: не знам какво им става на Стяуа...не мога да си обясня реакцията на румънците" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 11 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "فوتبالی‌ترین – برتری تراکتورسازی مقابل پدیده در دیدار تدارکاتی". footballitarin.com.
  8. ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε διεθνή Τυνήσιο φορ η Ξάνθη" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 22 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "21/07 : Hamza Younès va Aris Salonique" (in French). www.infosfoot.net. 20 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Έφτανε ένα πεντάλεπτο στον Άρη, 2–0 την ΑΕΛ στο Καυτανζόγλειο". www.sport24.gr. 2 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Άρης στην κορυφή, 2–0 τον Λεβαδειακό". www.sport24.gr. 17 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Άρης - Αστέρας Τρίπολης 2-0: Ο Ερέρα με δύο αλλαγές "καθάρισε" το ματς!". www.sport24.gr. 30 September 2018.
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