Hamza Younés

Hamza Younés (Arabic: حمزة يونس‎; born 16 April 1986) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker.

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)
Position(s) Striker
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 6 (2)
2018–2019 Aris 25 (9)
2019–2020 Petrolul Ploiești 14 (0)
2020–2021 AEL 7 (1)
National team‡
2014– Tunisia 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 April 2018

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.

Aris

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] On 25 November 2018, Hamza Younés scored twice in added time as an astonishing finish matchday clash against OFI ended in a superb 2-1 win for the Salonica club at the Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium.[13] One week later, he opened the scored with a penalty kick in an eventual 1-1 home draw against Panathinaikos.[14]

On 18 March 2019, Hamza came in as a substitute and scored in an emphatic 5-0 home win against Apollon Smyrnis, returning to goals after three-and-a-half months.[15] On 22 April 2019, his goal helped the team to a 2-1 away win against Panetolikos.[16] On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he was the undisputed MVP of an astounding 7-2 home win against Xanthi, scoring 1 goal and providing his teammates with 2 assists.[17]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 9 September 2019 Younés signed a contract with Petrolul Ploiești.[18]

International career

On 28 May 2014, he 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.

Personal life

Hamza married a Romanian woman in 2016, in Ploiești. Meanwhile, Raluca gave him a child.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 August 2019
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Petrolul Ploiești 2011–12 Liga I 131200——1312
2012–13 281340——3213
2013–14 1191063101912
Total 52345063106437
Botev Plovdiv 2013–14 A Group 13551——186
2014–15 4200——42
Total 177510000228
Ludogorets Razgrad 2014–15 A Group 174206011265
Tractor Sazi 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League 13322——155
Xanthi 2016–17 Superleague Greece 271941——3120
BB Erzurumspor 2017–18 1. Lig 16720——187
Al Ahli 2017–18 Qatar Stars League 6200——62
Aris 2018–19 Superleague Greece 24930——279
2019–20 100010—20
Total 259301000299
Career total 173852341332121193

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. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 27 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.
  13. "ΟΦΗ - Άρης 1-2: Ο Γιουνές "εκτέλεσε" τους Κρητικούς στο 93' και στο 94'". www.sport24.gr. 25 November 2018.
  14. "Άρης - Παναθηναϊκός 1-1: Πολύ σκληρό για να πεθάνει το "τριφύλλι", πήρε το βαθμό στις καθυστερήσεις". www.sport24.gr. 2 December 2019.
  15. "Αρης - Απόλλων 5-0: Έστησε πάρτι Ευρώπης". www.sport24.gr. 18 March 2019.
  16. "Παναιτωλικός - Άρης 1-2: Νίκη στο παρά πέντε για τους "κιτρινόμαυρους"". www.sport24.gr. 21 April 2019.
  17. "Άρης - Ξάνθη 7-2: Μπαλάρα από τους "κιτρινόμαυρους", διέσυραν τους Ακρίτες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
  18. Hamza Younes se întoarce pe „Ilie Oană”!. fcpetrolul.ro (in Romanian)
  19. Fotbaliștii străini veniți în România care s-au îndrăgostit de femeile noastre. Și-au întemeiat familii, au făcut copii și n-au mai plecat de la noi
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