Phil Younghusband Philip James Younghusband Jr. (born 4 August 1987) is a former professional footballer who played mostly as a striker and sometimes as a midfielder. Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing ...

is a former professional

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who played as a

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for the

Philippines national football team The Philippines national football team (Filipino/ tl, Pambansang koponan ng futbol ng Pilipinas, lit=) represents the Philippines in international football, governed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and has been playing internationa ...

from 2006 to 2019. He scored 52 goals with the national team, making him the all-time top goalscorer for the Azkals. He is also the nation's most

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player, having appeared in 108 matches. Younghusband's tenure coincided with the resurgence of the national team. Younghusband retired in November 2019 at the age of 32, in part due to his relegation to the bench for the

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. Younghusband was first called up to the

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in 2005 after a

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discovered his Filipino eligibility while playing ''

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'' and notified the

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. Younghusband received his first senior team call-up the following year. In his second national team appearance, he scored his first four international goals against

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during the

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. His 12th international goal was scored against

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in a match dubbed " The Miracle of Hanoi"Younghusband's goal secured a win for the

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Philippines and sparked a football renaissance in the country. Younghusband's 50th international goal was a

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against

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during the

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. The goal guaranteed the inclusion of the Philippines in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the highest level competition in the team's history. Of Younghusband's 52 international goals, 15 were scored in the

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and its qualifiers, 14 in the

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and its qualifiers, 5 during

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, 2 during

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, and 16 were scored in

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including minor international tournaments such as the

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and the

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. He scored more against Timor-Leste than any other team, with six goals. Fifty of Younghusband's international goals were scored against

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nations while the remaining two goals came against teams from the

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. Younghusband scored a

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twice during his international career and in both instances, he scored four goals.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Younghusband goal.''

International statistics

References

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International goals

International statistics

See also

References