Hamza Younés ( ar, حمزة يونس; born 16 April 1986) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as a

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. After starting out at Sfaxien in his native country, Younés went on to compete in Romania, Bulgaria, Iran, Greece, Turkey and Qatar. Internationally, he amassed eleven

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for

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between 2014 and 2017.

Club career

In August 2011, a few hours before the transfer deadline, Younés was brought to

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, in an attempt to replace

Ahmed Akaïchi Ahmed Akaïchi ( ar, أحمد العكايشي; born 23 February 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Akaïchi was born in Bizerte, Tunisia. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he played up front for Étoi ...

. He later signed a three-year contract with the team. On 14 November 2011, Younés left Étoile. In February 2012, after Hamza's unsuccessful transfer to

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because of contractual misunderstandings, he scored a move to fellow Liga 1 team Petrolul Ploieşti. 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

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playing in 4 games. On 28 January 2014, Younés signed with Bulgarian club

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on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. 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. He scored his first goal for the club in the 3–1 win over his former club, Botev Plovdiv, in the

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final. Younés made his debut in

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group stages in the 2–1 loss to

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, providing an assist for

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's equalizer. He joined

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

club

Tractor SC Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...

in summer of 2015. On 30 July 2015, Younés made his debut for Tractor SC against

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Ira ...

. He scored his first goal on 20 September 2015 in a 1–0

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...

victory against Saba Qom. On 4 July 2016, Younés signed with

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club

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on a year deal for an undisclosed fee. He finished the

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as the second top scorer of the league after the Swedish striker

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Aris

On 20 July 2018, after a year playing with

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and Al Ahli, Younés has agreed to return to Greek Super League and sign contract until the summer of 2020 with

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. 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. On 17 September 2018, he opened the score with a penalty in a 2–0 home win against

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. On 30 September 2018, he scored in a 2-0 home win against

Asteras Tripoli Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

, successfully converting a penalty won by

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. 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

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. One week later, he opened the scored with a penalty kick in an eventual 1-1 home draw against

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. On 18 March 2019, Hamza came in as a substitute and scored in an emphatic 5-0 home win against

Apollon Smyrnis Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...

, returning to goals after three-and-a-half months. On 22 April 2019, his goal helped the team to a 2-1 away win against

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

. On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the

, he was the undisputed MVP of an astounding 7-2 home win against

, scoring 1 goal and providing his teammates with 2 assists.

Petrolul Ploiești

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

International career

On 28 May 2014, he made his debut for

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, playing in the last 4 minutes of a 1–0 friendly win against

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. His second cap came in a 0–1 friendly loss to

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International stats

Personal life

Hamza married a Romanian woman in

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

CS Sfaxien *

Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup , officially named the President's Cup, is the official competition of the Cup in Tunisian football and is considered the second most important local title after the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. The first cup competition was h ...

: 2008–09 *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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Petrolul Ploiești *

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;Ludogorets Razgrad * Bulgarian A Group : 2014–15 *

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