Amin Younes (born 6 August 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 2.

FC Kaiserslautern, Younes moved to Dutch club Ajax in 2015, with whom he was runner-up in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Born in Düsseldorf to a former Lebanese footballer and a German mother,[2] Younes played as a youth for SG Unterrath.

[citation needed] Younes made his senior team debut at the end of the 2011–12 Bundesliga, coming on as a substitute against Hannover 96 on 1 April 2012.

[4] On 16 July 2015, Younes signed a three-year contract for Dutch club Ajax, until 30 June 2018, with an option for an additional year for €2,5 million.

When Younes moved to Napoli, he requested number 34 shirt in tribute to former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who collapsed and suffered brain damage, ending his career.

[19] Eligible to also represent Lebanon through his father,[20] Joachim Löw called Younes up to the Germany national team for the first time on 17 May 2017, as part of the squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

[22] Younes scored his first goal for the national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino on 10 June 2017.

[24] Younes was born in Germany to a Lebanese father from Tripoli, Zoulfikar – who also played football,[25] and a German mother, Astrid.