Phil Younghusband

Phil Younghusband
Personal information
Full name Philip James Placer Younghusband
Date of birth 4 August 1987 (1987-08-04) (age 24)
Place of birth Ashford, Middlesex, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Loyola Agila
Number 10
Youth career
1997–2005 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2008 Chelsea 0 (0)
2007 → Esbjerg (loan) 0 (0)
2011 San Beda 0 (0)
2011– Loyola Agila 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 Philippines U-21 3 (2)
2005 Philippines U-23 3 (2)
2006– Philippines 28 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Philip James Placer "Phil" Younghusband[1] (born 4 August 1987) is an English–Filipino footballer who plays as a forward for Loyola Meralco Sparks and the Philippines national team.

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Early years

Younghusband was born in Ashford, Middlesex, England, the son of Englishman Philip Younghusband Sr. and Filipina Susan Placer (both deceased). His brother James Younghusband is also a footballer and a midfielder on the same team.

Career

Chelsea

He plays as a striker and turned professional in March 2005, having been at Chelsea since the age of nine. Younghusband was the youth team's top scorer in the 2003–04 season and made his first reserve start in November 2004. In the 2004–05 he was the youth team's top scorer. In the 2005–06 season, Younghusband made 21 appearances for the Chelsea reserve team, including 18 starts, and scored five goals. He also made one appearance as a substitute for the Chelsea youth team.

Loan to Esbjerg

On 30 August 2007, Younghusband signed a contract with Danish top-league club Esbjerg, going on loan with the Danes for the rest of the 2007–08 season but he returned to Chelsea during the January transfer window. During his time playing in the Chelsea reserves team, he scored 9 goals in 41 apps for two seasons. In the summer of 2008, his contract with Chelsea ended and he moved to the Philippines.

San Beda

On 15 April 2011, it was reported that Younghusband and his brother announced that they will join San Beda for the 2011 National Club Championships under former national coach Aris Caslib. "It has been a long since we have been considered professional football players and we are very happy to have that opportunity again, especially in the Philippines."[2]

Loyola Agila

On 19 August 2011, it was reported that Younghusband and his brother would be joining Loyola Agila on three year deals after the national club championship was over.[3]

On 15 October 2011, Younghusband made his debut for Loyola in the 2011–12 United Football Cup and fired a tournament-high seven goals in a 15-1 demolition of newcomer Team Socceroo FC.[4]

At the 2011–12 United Football Cup final, Loyola lost against the Philippine Air Force 2–0. But he won the Golden Boot Award with 25 goals in his 7 games.

International career

Early in 2005, the Philippine Football Federation was alerted to Younghusband's eligibility by an anonymous gamer who allegedly found out about their lineage via playing Football Manager.[5] He and his older brother, James, were eventually called up to the Southeast Asian nation's football squad, amidst much fanfare.

He played for the Philippines Under-23 national squad in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. Younghusband scored two goals in the Philippines 4–2 loss to Malaysia. He was part of the seniors Philippine national team. Younghusband participated in the ASEAN Football Championship and scored 6 goals in 4 appearances and ended up top scorer in the qualifiers.

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

References

  1. ^ "Phil Younghusband profile". Player History. http://www.playerhistory.com/player/108462/. Retrieved 2010-12-05. 
  2. ^ "Phil, James set to play for San Beda FC". Malaya Online. 2011-04-15. http://www.malaya.com.ph/apr15/sports8.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19. 
  3. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (2011-08-19). "Younghusband join Loyola FC-Meralco". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://sports.inquirer.net/12321/younghusbands-join-loyola-fc-meralco. Retrieved 2011-08-19. 
  4. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (2011-10-15). "Loyola Meralco Sparks crush Socceroos; Burkey powers Kaya booters past Diliman XI". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://sports.inquirer.net/20487/loyola-meralco-sparks-crush-socceroos-burkey-powers-kaya-booters-past-diliman-xi. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  5. ^ Thompson, Jack (2005-11-28). "Mystery gamer alerts Philippines to Chelsea tyros". Times Online (London: Times Newspapers Limited). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article597475.ece. Retrieved 2011-03-16. 

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