# Younes Namli

Younes Namli (born 20 June 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.

## Career

After spending three seasons in the Danish 1st Division 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, PEC Zwolle.
On 22 May 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar.
On 15 January 2020, the Colorado Rapids acquired Namli on a two-year loan from FC Krasnodar. 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, and reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup. Following the 2021 season, Colorado declined their purchase option on Namli.
On 11 January 2022, he joined Sparta Rotterdam 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 Sparta Rotterdam on a one-year contract.
On 21 July 2023, Namli returned to PEC Zwolle on a one-year deal. After leaving the club at the end of the 2023–24 season, on 9 September 2024 Namli returned to Zwolle once again, on a contract until 30 June 2025.

## Personal life

Namli is of Moroccan origin.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 28 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AB | 2013–14 | 1. Division | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 2 |
| AB | 2014–15 | 1. Division | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 4 |
| AB | Total | Total | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| Heerenveen | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Heerenveen | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Heerenveen | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 2 |
| Heerenveen | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| PEC Zwolle | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 7 |
| PEC Zwolle | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 4 |
| PEC Zwolle | Total | Total | 65 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 11 |
| FC Krasnodar | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Colorado Rapids (loan) | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Colorado Rapids (loan) | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Colorado Rapids (loan) | Total | Total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 223 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 25 |
* ↑ Includes the KNVB Cup, Russian Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
* ↑ MLSP