Phil Younghusband
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Philip James Younghusband (born 4 August 1987) is a British-Filipino retired footballer who played as a striker or midfielder. Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing from 2006 to 2019.
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.
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.
He turned professional in 2005 with the Chelsea reserve team, and spent time on loan with Danish club Esbjerg fB.
He moved to the Philippines in 2009, initially playing for San Beda before joining Loyola Meralco Sparks (later Meralco Manila) in 2011.
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.
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 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.
Early years
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.
Personal life
Phil Younghusband has been married to Margaret Hall since July 2019. They got engaged in December 2017, with Younghusband proposing for them to get married on Christmas Day. The two held their wedding in England. Hall is a Filipino-Scottish model. They have a son, born on 12 June 2020.
Club career
Younghusband turned professional in March 2005, having been with Chelsea since the age of nine. Younghusband was the top scorer for the youth team in the 2003–04 season and made his debut in November 2004. He was the top scorer for the youth team in 2004-05. Younghusband made 21 appearances for the Chelsea reserve team, including 18 starts, and five goals, including five goals in the 2005–06 season. He also appeared as a replacement for Chelsea's youth team one time.
Younghusband signed a deal with Esbjerg, the Danish top-league, on loan for the remainder of the 2007–08 season, but he returned to Chelsea in January. He scored 9 goals in 41 games for two seasons while playing in Chelsea's reserves team. Chelsea's deal came to an end in the summer of 2008, and he migrated to the Philippines.
Younghusband and his brother had confirmed that they would be joining San Beda for the 2011 National Club Championships under former national coach Aris Caslib, who announced it on April 15, 2011. "It's been a long time we've been recognized as professional football players, and we're really excited to have the opportunity again, especially in the Philippines."
Younghusband and his brother would be joining Loyola Meralco Sparks on three-year contracts after the national team championship was over, according to a story on August 19th.
Younghusband made his 2011 UFL debut for Loyola in a 15-1 loss to newcomer Team Socceroo FC on October 15, 2011 and scored a tournament-high seven goals.
Loyola lost by 2–0 in the 2011 UFL Cup final, but he won the Golden Boot Award with 25 goals in his 7 games.
In a 3–2 victory over Green Archers United, against whom he scored a brace, Younghusband made his league debut on his debut in a 3–2 triumph. Younghusband took the lead against Stallion FC in the first minute, but Loyola lost 4–1 to Loyola, and Younghusband himself was banned in the 79th minute. Younghusband played against Global FC but scored their second goal against Kaya in a 2–0 victory. In a 14–0 thrashing of Philippine Navy, Younghusband scored his first league hat-trick plus two more goals. Younghusband scored a goal in a 5–0 victory over the Manila Nomads, after the United Football League revived after the AFC Challenge Cup. In a match that seemed to be a 3–1 victory to Loyola after 90 minutes, he scored two goals against the Philippine Air Force, but Loyola gave up two goals in the last minute of added time, ending the game 3–3. In another 3–2 victory over Green Archers United, the Younghusband scored a goal. In a 10–1 win over Philippine Navy, he continued his goalscoring by scoring another hat-trick against Stallion and one against Kaya, and then scored five goals. Loyola, on the other hand, went winless in their last three matches and lost out on the title race to Global, with whom they drew 1–1 on the last day of the season. In his first season, Younghusband scored 23 goals and 49 goals overall for Loyola.
Younghusband scored the first goal in a 3–1 victory over Burmese outfit Kanbawza, giving Loyola a leg up on the second leg.
When the Philippines Football League opened the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League in 2017 and renamed it as F.C., younghusband was still with the team. Meralco Manila is a Philippine city. Younghusband and his brother James will be released by Meralco in July 2017 after playing for the club for nearly six years, according to the team's then-upcoming transfer window. Meralco Manila tried to persuade the Younghusbands to commit to a labor swap, but they decided to join another club.
On August 2, 2017, the younghusband and his brother James officially registered to play for the Davao Aguilas. Younghusband was reportedly in discussions with Indonesian club PSIS Semarang in January 2019.
International career
The Philippine Football Federation was alerted to Younghusband's eligibility by an anonymous gamer who reportedly found out about their lineage by playing Football Manager early in 2005. In the midst of a lot of fanfare, he and his older brother, James, were eventually called up to the Southeast Asian nation's football team.
In the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, he competed for the Philippines Under-23 national team. In the Philippines' 4–2 loss to Malaysia, Younghusband scored two goals. He was a member of the Philippine national team's senior team. Younghusband played in the ASEAN Football Championships, scoring six goals in four appearances and finishing as the top scorer in the qualifiers.
Phil scored two goals against 2008 champion India in a 2–0 victory, making it the first victory by the Philippines against India ever. Younghusband scored twice more in a match against former champions Tajikistan that lost 2–1 to the Philippines, allowing the country to reach the semi-finals for the first time. In the semi-finals, the Philippines faced 2010 runners-up Turkmenistan. Younghusband led the scoring early on, but Turkmenistan came back twice, winning the match 2–1. Because of this, the Philippines were relegated to a war against Palestine for the third time. They won 4–3 with two goals from Phil Younghusband. After scoring six goals in the entire tournament, he eventually received the golden boot award. The third place finish was the best result for the Philippines in recent years, according to the Far Eastern Games' founders.
Younghusband played in the midfield position in a World Cup qualifier match against Bahrain on June 11, 2015.
In the Philippines' 2–1 victory over Tajikistan in their last 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier match, Younghusband scored his 50th goal on a penalty kick, earning him his 50th international goal. The win qualified the Philippines for its first AFC Asian Cup in 2019. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the younghusband participated in all three group stage matches of the Philippines' but came as a backup in all matches.
