Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Younes Namli was born June 20, 1994, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer. 

After spending three seasons in the Danish 1st Division with AB, Namli signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dutch club Heerenveen in January 2015 following a successful trial. There was little interest, and no bids, from any other Danish clubs,] something which surprised Thomas Nørgaard, his manager at AB, who praised Namli's talent. He was previously listed in September 2014 as a star for the future by Danish magazine BT. After two seasons in Heerenveen, it was reported in June 2017 that Namli had signed a contract with another Dutch team, PEC Zwolle. On May 22, 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar. On January 15, 2020, the Colorado Rapids acquired Namli on a two-year loan from FC Krasnodar. Namli appeared in 18 matches, including MLS Cup Playoffs, and adding two goals and four assists, and he also completed 66 dribbles, which was the second-highest in MLS that season. Namli was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Week 11 for his two-assist performance to help Colorado defeat Real Salt Lake, and reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup.