Kusini Yengi (born 15 January 1999) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a striker for the

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Early life

Yengi was born in Adelaide to Ben, a refugee advocate born in what is now South Sudan who emigrated to Australia in the early 1970s, and Emma Yengi, an English-born primatologist.

Club career

Adelaide United

On 21 February 2020, Yengi made his debut for

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coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a 5–2 defeat to the

, the club he would join two years later. On 13 March 2021, he scored a goal and registered an assist against arch-rivals Melbourne Victory, with Yengi celebrating his goal by leaping over advertising hoardings and celebrating in front of Melbourne Victory supporters.

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 12 November 2022, Yengi, after an assist from

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, scored the only goal to beat

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and win the Sydney Derby for the

Personal life

Yengi's younger brother,

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, also plays as a

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for

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club VPS on loan from

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club

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Career statistics

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* 1999 births Living people Australian soccer players Soccer players from Adelaide Association football forwards Adelaide Comets FC players Adelaide United FC players A-League Men players Australian people of South Sudanese descent Australian people of English descent {{Australia-footy-forward-stub