Robert Younis (born 14 August 1985) is an Australian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played for

Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, New South Wales, currently playing in the NSW League One. The club was founded in 1968 as Avala Sports Club and took its current name in 1992. ...

and APIA Leichhardt in the New South Wales Premier League, and

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional men's soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, u ...

in the A-League. He retired in 2017.

Club career

Younis signed for

in 2008 after two seasons for APIA Leichhardt in the

NSW Premier League The National Premier Leagues NSW is a semi-professional soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, one of the two organising bodies in New South Wales (the other being the National Premier Lea ...

which saw him net 38 goals in just 43 appearances. Robert came on as a substitute against

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

and made an immediate impact win an assist. Younis was released from Adelaide United in April 2009 by mutual consent, re-signing with former club APIA Leichhardt for the 2009 NSW Premier League season. In the 2010 season, he scored 16 goals. Younis signed for the

Bonnyrigg White Eagles Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC is an Australian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Bonnyrigg, New South Wales, Bonnyrigg, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, currently playing in the NSW League One. The club was founded in 1968 ...

for the 2012 NSWPL season, during which time they became Premiers. The also reached the semi-finals in 2014.

Personal life

Born in Australia, Younis is of Lebanese descent.

Career statistics

(''Correct as of 22 December 2008'')

Notes

References

External links

Oz Football profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Younis, Robert 1985 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Lebanese descent A-League Men players Adelaide United FC players Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players National Premier Leagues players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen