Younes Namli ( ar, يونس نملي; born 20 June 1994) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a winger for Dutch club

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

Career

After spending three seasons in the

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with AB, Namli signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dutch club Heerenveen in January 2015 following a successful trial. There was little interest, and no bids, from any other Danish clubs, something which surprised Thomas Nørgaard, his manager at AB, who praised Namli's talent. He was previously listed in September 2014 as a star for the future by Danish magazine ''BT''. After two seasons in Heerenveen, it was reported in June 2017 that Namli had signed a contract with another Dutch team,

. On 22 May 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club

FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Ru ...

. On 15 January 2020, the Colorado Rapids acquired Namli on a two-year loan from

. Namli appeared in 18 matches, including MLS Cup Playoffs, and adding two goals and four assists, and he also completed 66 dribbles, which was the second-highest in MLS that season. Namli was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Week 11 for his two-assist performance to help Colorado defeat

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

, and reclaim the

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. Following the 2021 season, Colorado declined their purchase option on Namli. On 11 January 2022, he joined

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

back in the Netherlands on loan until 30 June 2022. On 2 July 2022, Namli's agent stated that his contract with Krasnodar had been terminated. On 11 July 2022, Namli returned to

on a one-year contract. On 21 July 2023, Namli returned to

on a one-year deal.

Personal life

Namli is of Moroccan origin.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Namli, Younes 1994 births Living people Danish men's footballers Akademisk Boldklub players SC Heerenveen players PEC Zwolle players FC Krasnodar players Colorado Rapids players Sparta Rotterdam players Danish 1st Division players Eredivisie players Russian Premier League players Men's association football wingers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Danish people of Moroccan descent Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players Footballers from Copenhagen