page_title: James Younghusband
section_title: Meralco Manila
hierarchical_section_title: James Younghusband / Club career / Meralco Manila
caption_attribution_description: James Younghusband, captain of Loyola Meralco Spraks
context_page_description: James Joseph Younghusband is a former professional footballer who played mostly as a right midfielder and sometimes as a forward.
  Born in Surrey, England to an English father and Filipino mother, Younghusband played for the youth team of Chelsea. He spent his early senior career in the lower levels of English football with AFC Wimbledon, Staines Town, Woking, and Farnborough. He moved to the Philippines in 2011 where he played for San Beda, Loyola Meralco Sparks, Davao Aguilas, and Ceres–Negros.
  Younghusband played for the Philippines national team from 2005 to 2020, representing them in the Southeast Asian Games, AFF Championship, and AFC Asian Cup. He earned 101 caps and scored 12 goals for the senior national team.
  Younghusband's younger brother, Phil, was also a footballer. The brothers have been teammates for both club and country.
context_section_description: After the conclusion of the 2011 National Club Championship, he and his younger brother would be joining Loyola Agila on three-year deals.
  In a round of 16 match in the 2011–12 United Football Cup match, Younghusband scored his first goal for Loyola in a 14–0 win over Sunken Garden United. He scored his second goal in the semi-finals in a 5–4 victory over Kaya after being 3–0 down at half-time. Loyola lost the final 2–0 to Philippine Air Force.
  Younghusband scored his first league goal for Loyola in a 2–1 victory over Philippine Army. He then scored a brace in a 4–3 win against Global before adding another against Kaya. He then scored a hat-trick in a 14–0 thrashing of Philippine Navy. Leading 3–1, Younghusband received his first red card in the United Football League after a row with Air Force player Herbert Bayona after which Younghusband shoved Bayona. The sending off inspired Air Force to score twice in one minute to draw the match 3–3.
  When Loyola Meralco joined the Philippines Football League (PFL) in 2017, it renamed itself as Meral Manila and Younghusband remained with the club.
caption: Younghusband with the Loyola Meralco Sparks
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