Phil Younghusband

Player

Birthday August 4, 1987

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Ashford, Surrey, England

Age 36 years old

Height 1.8 m

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1979

Younghusband then went on to score the opening goal against Stallion FC but Loyola succumbed to a 4–1 defeat and Younghusband himself was sent off in the 79th minute.

Younghusband missed the match against Global FC but scored the second goal against Kaya in a 2–0 victory.

On 19 February, Younghusband scored his first league hat-trick plus two more goals in a 14–0 thrashing of Philippine Navy.

After the United Football League resumed after the AFC Challenge Cup, Younghusband scored a goal in a 5–0 win over Manila Nomads.

He then scored two goals against Philippine Air Force in a match which appeared to be heading to a 3–1 win to Loyola after 90 minutes, but Loyola gave away two goals in the last minute of added time and the match ended 3–3.

Younghusband scored a goal in another 3–2 win over Green Archers United.

He then continued his goalscoring form by scoring another hat-trick against Stallion and one against Kaya and afterwards scoring five goals in a 10–1 win over Philippine Navy.

Loyola, however, went winless in their last three matches and lost out on the title race to Global with whom they drew with 1–1 on the last day of the season.

Younghusband scored 23 league goals and 49 goals overall for Loyola in his first season.

1987

Philip James Younghusband Jr. (born 4 August 1987) is a former professional footballer who played mostly as a striker and sometimes as a midfielder.

2003

Younghusband was the youth team's top scorer in the 2003–04 season and made his first reserve start in November 2004.

2004

In the 2004–05 he was the youth team's top scorer.

2005

He turned professional in 2005 with the Chelsea reserve team, and spent time on loan with Danish club Esbjerg fB.

Younghusband turned professional in March 2005, having been at Chelsea since the age of nine.

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.

2006

Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing from 2006 to 2019.

2007

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.

2008

In the summer of 2008, his contract with Chelsea ended and he moved to the Philippines.

2009

He moved to the Philippines in 2009, initially playing for San Beda before joining Loyola Meralco Sparks (later Meralco Manila) in 2011.

2010

He helped the Philippines reach the semi-finals of the 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2018 AFF Championships as well as participating in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the national team's first ever appearance in the tournament.

Born in Surrey, England, to an English father and Filipino mother, Younghusband joined the youth academy of Chelsea.

2011

On 15 April 2011, it was reported that Younghusband and his brother had announced that they would 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."

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

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

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

Younghusband made his league debut in a 3–2 win against Green Archers United against whom he scored a brace.

2012

A prolific goalscorer, he won the United Football League Golden Boot in 2012 as well as three consecutive UFL Cup Golden Boots from 2011 to 2013 and the UFL Cup Golden Ball in 2013.

In the 2012 Singapore Cup, Younghusband scored the opening goal in a 3–1 victory over Burmese outfit Kanbawza which gave Loyola an advantage for the second leg.

2013

Younghusband spent the majority of his professional career with Loyola Meralco Sparks, winning the United Football League Cup (UFL Cup) in 2013 and the PFF National Men's Club Championship in the 2014–15 season.

2014

He served as the captain of the national team from 2014 to 2019 and is the Philippines' most capped player and all-time top goalscorer.

2017

In 2017, he moved to Davao Aguilas where they finished as runners-up of the 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara.

Younghusband's older brother, James, is also a footballer.

The brothers have been teammates for both club and country.

Younghusband was born in Ashford, Surrey, England, the son of Englishman Philip Younghusband Sr. and Filipina Susan Placer.

His brother James Younghusband is also a footballer, playing as a midfielder.

Younghusband was still with the club when it joined the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League in 2017 and renamed itself as F.C. Meralco Manila.

After playing for the club for about six years, it was announced in July 2017 that Younghusband and his brother James were to be released by Meralco to join the Davao Aguilas in the then-upcoming transfer window.