Phil Younghusband

Phil Younghusband

Younghusband playing for the Loyola Meralco Sparks
Personal information
Full name	Philip James Placer Younghusband
Date of birth	(1987-08-04) 4 August 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth	Ashford, Surrey, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Loyola Meralco Sparks
Number	10
Youth career
1997–2005	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2008	Chelsea	0	(0)
2007	→ Esbjerg (loan)	0	(0)
2011	San Beda FC	0	(0)
2011–	Loyola Meralco Sparks	13	(18)
National team‡
2007	Philippines U-21	3	(2)
2005	Philippines U-23	3	(2)
2006–	Philippines	34	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:35, 5 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March 2012

Philip James Placer "Phil" Younghusband^[1] (born 4 August 1987) is an English–Filipino footballer who plays as a forward for Loyola Meralco Sparks and the Philippines national team.

Early years

Younghusband was born in Ashford, Surrey, England, the son of Englishman Philip Younghusband Sr. and Filipina Susan Placer (both deceased). His brother James Younghusband is also a footballer and a midfielder on the same team.

Career

Chelsea

He plays as a striker and turned professional in March 2005, having been at Chelsea since the age of nine. Younghusband was the youth team's top scorer in the 2003–04 season and made his first reserve start in November 2004. In the 2004–05 he was the youth team's top scorer. 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.

Loan to Esbjerg

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

San Beda

On 15 April 2011, it was reported that Younghusband and his brother announced that they will 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."^[2]

Loyola Meralco Sparks

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.^[3]

On 15 October 2011, Younghusband made his debut for Loyola in the 2011–12 United Football Cup and fired a tournament-high seven goals in a 15-1 demolition of newcomer Team Socceroo FC.^[4]

At the 2011–12 United Football 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.

International career

Early in 2005, the Philippine Football Federation was alerted to Younghusband's eligibility by an anonymous gamer who allegedly found out about their lineage via playing Football Manager.^[5] He and his older brother, James, were eventually called up to the Southeast Asian nation's football squad, amidst much fanfare.

He played for the Philippines Under-23 national squad in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. Younghusband scored two goals in the Philippines 4–2 loss to Malaysia. He was part of the seniors Philippine national team. Younghusband participated in the ASEAN Football Championship and scored 6 goals in 4 appearances and ended up top scorer in the qualifiers.

During the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Phil scored two goals against 2008 champion India in a 2–0 win, making it the first win by the Philippines against India ever. Younghusband scored again in a match against former champions Tajikistan that ended 2-1 to the Philippines, enabling the country to reach the semi-finals for the first time. The Philippines were matched against 2010 runners-up Turkmenistan in the semi-finals. Younghusband opened the scoring early on, but Turkmenistan eventually struck back twice, winning the match 2-1. Because of this, the Philippines were relegated to a battle for third place against Palestine. The match eventually ended in a 4-3 win for them with two goals from Phil Younghusband. He eventually won the golden boot award after scoring 6 goals in the whole tournament. The third place finish marked the best achievement for the Philippines since the years of the Far Eastern Games.^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod	Timor-Leste	1–0	7–0	2007 AFF Championship qualifier
2.	14 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod	Timor-Leste	2–0	7–0	2007 AFF Championship qualifier
3.	14 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod	Timor-Leste	4–0	7–0	2007 AFF Championship qualifier
4.	14 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod	Timor-Leste	6–0	7–0	2007 AFF Championship qualifier
5.	20 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod	Brunei	2–0	4–1	2007 AFF Championship qualifier
6.	20 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod	Brunei	4–1	4–1	2007 AFF Championship qualifier
7.	17 May 2008	Barotac Nuevo Plaza Field, Iloilo City	Bhutan	2–0	3–0	2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifier
8.	9 October 2010	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung	Hong Kong	1–2	2–4	2010 Long Teng Cup
9.	9 October 2010	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung	Hong Kong	2–2	2–4	2010 Long Teng Cup
10.	22 October 2010	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Timor-Leste	2–0	5–0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier
11.	24 October 2010	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Laos	1–2	2–2	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier
12.	5 December 2010	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi	Vietnam	2–0	2–0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
13.	9 February 2011	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod	Mongolia	2–0	2–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifier
14.	3 July 2011	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	Sri Lanka	2–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15.	3 July 2011	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	Sri Lanka	4–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16.	30 September 2011	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung	Hong Kong	1–2	3–3	2011 Long Teng Cup
17.	11 October 2011	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	Nepal	1–0	4–0	Friendly
18.	11 October 2011	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	Nepal	3–0	4–0	Friendly
19.	11 March 2012	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	India	1–0	2–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup
20.	11 March 2012	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	India	2–0	2–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup
21.	13 March 2012	Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu	Tajikistan	1–1	2–1	2012 AFC Challenge Cup
22.	16 March 2012	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Turkmenistan	1–0	1–2	2012 AFC Challenge Cup
23.	16 March 2012	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Palestine	1–0	4–3	2012 AFC Challenge Cup
24.	16 March 2012	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Palestine	2–1	4–3	2012 AFC Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

San Beda

• PFF National Men's Club Championship: Runner-up 2011

Loyola

• UFL Cup: Runner-up 2011–12

International

• AFC Challenge Cup: Third place 2012

Individual

• UFL Cup Golden Boot: 2011–12
• Philippine Sportswriters Association Mr. Football award: 2011^[7]
• AFC Challenge Cup Golden Boot: 2012

References

External links

• Phil Younghusband at National-Football-Teams.com
• Phil Younghusband – FIFA competition record