Younis Abed Ali

Club career In 1979 Younis began playing for Academy of Al-Shorta Club, and in 1983 moved to play for the Premier League with the first team. In the 1986–87 season, he moved to Al-Rasheed Club to achieve his most successful titles. He won three Premier League titles, two FA Cup trophies, Arab Club Championship title and runner-up title of Asian Champions League. In the 1990–91 season, he returned to his first club Al-Shorta, winning the title of top scorer in the 1993–94 season with 36 goals, a record until now. In the 1997–98 season he moved to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and later moved to Al-Difaa Al-Jawi to retire in 2001; during those seasons, Younis scored 157 league goals.

International career In 1984, Yunis started playing for the Iraq U16, and then played for the 1985 AFC U-16 Championship in Qatar.

He was called by coach Wathiq Naji to play in the 1988 AFC Youth Championship qualification in Maldives and then in the 1988 AFC Youth Championship in Qatar, he won the championship title with the team, and also won the top scorer title.

He was called by coach Ammo Baba to play in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and under the leadership of the same coach, his first appearance with the national team was against Sudan in a friendly in 1987, then playing in the 1988 Arab Nations Cup in Amman, where he won the championship title with the team, he scored a goal against Jordan. He was called by coach Anwar Jassam to play in the 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup in Kuwait, where he won the championship title with the team. Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 July 1988 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2–0 3–0 1988 Arab Nations Cup

Honors

Club Al-Rasheed Iraqi Premier League: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 Iraq FA Cup: 1986–87, 1987–88 Arab Club Champions Cup: 1986 Asian Champions League: 1988–89 as a runner-up

International Iraq U20 AFC Youth Championship: 1988 Iraq Arab Nations Cup: 1988 Peace and Friendship Cup: 1989

Individual 1993–94 Iraqi Premier League: top scorer (36 goals) 1988 AFC Youth Championship: top scorer (23 goals)