Youssef Amyn

Youssef Amyn
Amyn playing for Iraq at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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
 AEK Larnaca
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2012 TuS Querenburg
2012–2015 VfL Bochum
2015–2020 Borussia Dortmund
2020–2021 Viktoria Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Viktoria Köln 35 (5)
2022–2023 Feyenoord 0 (0)
2023–2024 Eintracht Braunschweig 9 (0)
2024–2025 Al Wehda 29 (4)
2025– AEK Larnaca 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U19 10 (2)
2023 Iraq U20 5 (1)
2024 Iraq Olympic 3 (0)
2023– Iraq 20 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025

Youssef Wali Faeq Amyn (Arabic: يُوسُف وَالِي فَائِق أَمِين; born 21 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca and the Iraq national team. Born in Germany, Amyn has represented them at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Iraq.[2]

Club career

Viktoria Köln

In 2020, Amyn left the academy of Borussia Dortmund to join the youth side of Viktoria Köln.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 13 March 2021 in a 3–1 league win against MSV Duisburg.[4] This made him the youngest player to appear in a professional match for the club in its history.[5][6] He also made an appearance in the semi final of the Middle Rhine Cup, which his team went on to win, marking the first trophy of his career.

Amyn made his first start on the opening matchday of the 2021–22 season, scoring his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Viktoria Berlin. He scored six goals from 36 matches during that season.[7] He also played a part in his team's Middle Rhine Cup campaign, providing an assist in the semi final and the final on route to winning the trophy.

Feyenoord

On 1 September 2022, Amyn joined the under-21 team of Eredivisie club Feyenoord for three years with an option for an additional year.[8]

Eintracht Braunschweig

On 18 July 2023, Amyn signed for Eintracht Braunschweig on a two-year contract until June 2025.[9] He made his debut on 17 September, coming on as a substitute against Hertha Berlin. He struggled for gametime as his team battled relegation.[10] He only made nine appearances the entire season, failing to score or assist, as his team narrowly avoided the drop by finishing 15th.[11]

Al Wehda

On 28 August 2024, Amyn moved to Al Wehda in Saudi Arabia.[12]

AEK Larnaca

On 29 July 2025, Amyn joined Cypriot club AEK Larnaca on a two-year contract.[13]

International career

Amyn was born in Germany to Kurdish parents from Darbandikhan, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Therefore, he was eligible to play for Germany or Iraq.

Germany U19

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 coincidental 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 u20 & U23

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-Razzaq 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's humiliating performance as Iraq crashed out of the group stage without scoring a single goal.

Amyn was called up to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]

Iraq senior team

On 16 November 2023, Amyn made his senior debut for Iraq as a substitute against Indonesia in a FIFA World Cup qualifier, scoring a goal in a 5–1 win.[10] He was called up to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, and featured in all 4 matches as Iraq were knocked out of the tournament by Jordan in the round of 16.

Personal life

Amyn is the older brother of footballer Arian Amyn.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 May 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viktoria Köln 2020–21 3. Liga 3 0 — — 1[b] 0 4 0
2021–22 3. Liga 31 4 1 0 — 4[b] 2 36 6
2022–23 3. Liga 1 1 0 0 — 0 0 1 1
Total 35 5 1 0 0 0 5 2 41 7
Eintracht Braunschweig 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Al Wehda 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 29 4 2 0 — — 31 4
AEK Larnaca 2025–26 Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 73 9 3 0 0 0 5 2 81 11
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, King's Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Middle Rhine Cup

International

As of match played 5 June 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iraq 2023 2 1
2024 15 1
2025 3 0
Total 20 2
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Amyn goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssef Amyn
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 November 2023 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq  Indonesia 4–1 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 19 November 2024 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman  Oman 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Viktoria Köln

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Iraq (IRQ)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Youssef Amyn at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Starting from Darbandikhan to reach the German League ‌".
  4. ^ "Viktoria Köln vs. MSV Duisburg - 13 March 2021". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "NEUES AUS DEM VEREIN". 15 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "FC Viktoria Köln: Nachwuchs-Talent Youssef Amyn sorgt für Rekord". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Spieltag/Tabelle". 18 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Amyn en Touré nieuwe aanwinsten Feyenoord Onder 21" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Youssef Amyn" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 18 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b https://www.fifa.com/en/news/articles/amyn-iraq-interview-world-cup-26-qualifiers
  11. ^ "Spieltag/Tabelle". 11 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Youssef Amyn verlässt Eintracht Braunschweig" [Youssef Amyn leaves Eintracht Braunschweig] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Youssef Amyn και με τη… βούλα". 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  14. ^ X story
  15. ^ "Kurdish-German player Arian Amin joins Iraqi youth national football team". 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Sieg gegen Aachen Viktoria Köln gewinnt den Mittelrhein-Pokal". 29 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Viktoria Köln ist Mittelrheinpokal-Sieger". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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