James Younghusband
Younghusband playing for Loyola in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Joseph Younghusband | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashford, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right midfielder, striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Loyola Meralco Sparks | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Staines Town | 16 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Woking | 20 | (5) |
| 2010 | Farnborough | 18 | (3) |
| 2011 | San Beda FC | 21 | (7) |
| 2012– | Loyola Meralco Sparks | 42 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Philippines U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2006– | Philippines | 77 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 11 June 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:52, 11 April 2014 (UTC) |
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James Joseph Younghusband (born 4 September 1986) is a British–Filipino footballer who plays as right midfielder or striker for Loyola Meralco Sparks and the Philippines national team.
James Younghusband's career began when he signed for Chelsea in 1997 and signed a scholarship with them at the age of 10. While with Chelsea, he made a number of appearances for the youth and reserve team. Subsequently, he also had brief stay with other English football teams in the past years. After his contract with Chelsea expired in 2008, he moved to the Philippines.
On 15 April 2011, it was reported that Younghusband and his younger brother Phil, announced that they will join San Beda for the 2011 National Club Championships under former national coach Aris Caslib. In the final, San Beda lost 3–0 to Teknika in the first leg. In the second leg, Younghusband scored from a free kick to make the score 2–0 to San Beda. San Beda, however, were not able to find a third a goal and Teknika won 3–2 on aggregate.
After the conclusion of the 2011 National Club Championship, he and his younger brother would be joining Loyola Agila on three-year deals.
In a round of 16 match in the 2011–12 United Football Cup match, Younghusband scored his first goal for Loyola in a 14–0 win over Sunken Garden United. He scored his second goal in the semi-finals in a 5–4 victory over Kaya after being 3–0 down at half-time. Loyola lost the final 2–0 to Philippine Air Force.
Younghusband scored his first league goal for Loyola in a 2–1 victory over Philippine Army. He then scored a brace in a 4–3 win against Global before adding another against Kaya. He then scored a hat-trick in a 14–0 thrashing of Philippine Navy. Leading 3–1, Younghusband received his first red card in the United Football League after a row with Air Force player Herbert Bayona after which Younghusband shoved Bayona. The sending off inspired Air Force to score twice in one minute to draw the match 3–3.
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