Talia Younis
Talia Younis
Talia Marie Younis is an Australian footballer of Lebanese heritage who plays as an attacking midfielder or wide forward. She has represented Australia at youth international levels.
Talia Younis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Younis grew up in Western Sydney playing football in the backyard with her two older brothers, Anthony and Marcus.
Talia Younis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Football runs through her family: her father, Ray, played in Australia’s former National Soccer League and later became a strength and conditioning coach with the Wanderers’ men’s team.
Talia Younis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
She had three trials before earning a place in the Wanderers Academy’s boys’ NPL programme.
Talia Younis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Her football idols are Lionel Messi, Mary Fowler and former Wanderers playmaker Miloš Ninković.
Talia Younis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
At 14 years and 361 days, she broke Sam Kerr's youngest-player record in A-League Women when she debuted for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023.
Talia Younis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
She is of Lebanese descent.
Talia Younis
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
As a child, she was already kicking a ball against the family couch at six in the morning while the rest of the house was waking up.
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