Youssef Amyn

Youssef Wali Faeq Amyn (Arabic: يوسف والي فائق أمين; born 21 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig. Born in Germany, he represents Iraq at youth international level.[2]

Youssef Amyn
Personal information
Full name Youssef Wali Faeq Amyn[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003[1]
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Braunschweig
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2012 TuS Querenburg
2012–2015 VfL Bochum
2015–2020 Borussia Dortmund
2020–2021 Viktoria Köln
2022–2023 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Viktoria Köln 35 (5)
2023– Eintracht Braunschweig 2 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U19 10 (2)
2023– Iraq U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Viktoria Köln, Amyn made his professional debut on 13 March 2021 in a 3–1 league win against MSV Duisburg.[3] This made him the youngest player to appear in a professional match for the club in its history.[4][5]

On 1 September 2022, Amyn joined the under-21 team of Eredivisie club Feyenoord.[6] On 18 July 2023, he signed for Eintracht Braunschweig until 2025.[7]

International career

Amyn was born in Germany to Kurdish parents from Sulaymaniyah.

Germany

Amyn has represented Germany at youth level. In 2020, Qahtan Chathir called up the player to represent Iraq's youth team, inviting him to a training camp in Baghdad during his coincidential visit to his hometown, and on many occasions in 2021, new manager Emad Mohammed sent invitations to the player but he rejected and maintained his desire to represent Germany at youth level.

Iraq

On 31 March 2023, Amyn announced his desire to represent Iraq's youth team as they go into the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the manager Emad Mohammed has asked the Iraqi FA to request FIFA to switch Amyn's international eligibility. He was called up to the preparatory training camp in Cádiz, playing his first match in a friendly against Dominican Republic, winning a penalty then converting that penalty in the 50th minute. He also played against Brazil, winning a penalty shortly before half-time which was converted by Abdul-Razzak Qasim. During his time at the camp, it was announce that FIFA had agreed to switch his international allegiance officially, thus making him eligible to represent Iraq internationally.

He was called up to the final squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting all three games and catching the eye of the world through his consistent performances despite his side crashing out of the group stage without scoring a single goal.

Career statistics
As of match played 23 July 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viktoria Köln 2020–21 3. Liga 30——30
2021–22 3. Liga 31410—324
2022–23 3. Liga 1100—11
Career total 3551000365

    Honours

    Viktoria Köln

    References
    1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    2. Youssef Amyn at Soccerway
    3. "Viktoria Köln vs. MSV Duisburg - 13 March 2021". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
    4. "NEUES AUS DEM VEREIN". 15 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
    5. "FC Viktoria Köln: Nachwuchs-Talent Youssef Amyn sorgt für Rekord". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
    6. "Amyn en Touré nieuwe aanwinsten Feyenoord Onder 21" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    7. "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Youssef Amyn" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 18 July 2023.
    8. "Sieg gegen Aachen Viktoria Köln gewinnt den Mittelrhein-Pokal". 29 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
    9. "Viktoria Köln ist Mittelrheinpokal-Sieger". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.


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