{{Short description|Pakistani footballer (born 2006)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adeel Younas | image = | caption = | fullname = Muhammad Adeel Younas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2006|3|23}} | birth_place = Faisalabad, Pakistan | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = POPO FC | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = POPO FC | years1 = 2021– | clubs1 = POPO FC | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2021 | clubs2 = → Pakistan Air Force (loan) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024–2025 | clubs3 = → Khurasan FC (loan) | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = → Hoandedhdhoo FC (loan) | nationalyears1 = 2023– | nationalteam1 = Pakistan U20 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2024– | nationalteam2 = Pakistan | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 23:00, 13 July 2024 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:00, 14 October 2025 (UTC) }} '''Muhammad Adeel Younas''' (born 23 March 2006) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as forward for POPO FC, and the Pakistan national team.
== Club career ==
=== POPO FC === Younas started his career at Islamabad club POPO FC, having previously played for the team's youth academy.
==== Loan to Pakistan Air Force ==== In August 2021, he was loaned to Pakistan Air Force for the 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League. He made 8 appearances in the 2021–22 season until the league was cancelled shortly after starting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adeel Younas - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/adeel-younas/338492/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>
Upon returning to POPO FC, which had their team playing the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup under the name of Mamsons Builders,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2023-01-25 |title=Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1733459 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> he scored goals against WSTC and Pakistan Air Force, failing to advance from the group stages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Five matches decided as the first phase of National Challenge Cup 2023 concludes |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Feb-2023/five-matches-decided-as-the-first-phase-of-national-challenge-cup-2023-concludes |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=National Challenge Cup 2023: Six matches decided on Thursday |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/09-Feb-2023/national-challenge-cup-2023-five-matches-decided-on-thursday |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
==== Loan to Khurasan FC ==== On 29 October 2024, Younas along with national teammate Kamil Marwat joined Afghanistan Champions League club Khurasan FC based in the Faryab province of Afghanistan, on a one-season deal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mustafa |first=Usama |date=2024-10-31 |title=Pakistan's Adeel Younas and Kamil Marwat Sign for Khurasan FC |url=https://propakistani.pk/2024/10/31/pakistans-adeel-younas-and-kamil-marwat-sign-for-khurasan-fc/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=ProPakistani |language=en-US}}</ref>
==== Loan to Hoandedhdhoo FC ==== In December 2025, Younas along with teammate Ali Uzair were loaned to Hoandedhdhoo FC to compete in the Maldives Atoll Championship, the regional-level competition in Maldives football.
== International career == In August 2022, Younas was called up for trials with the Pakistan senior national team for a friendly against Nepal, for their first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA, but failed to make it to the final squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NC names 36 players selected for national camp |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/990316-nc-names-36-players-selected-for-national-camp |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2022-09-11 |title=Saddam excluded as PFF NC announces shortlist for national team |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1709418 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The next year, Younas was called to represent Pakistan at the youth level in the 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship in their first ever participation in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/28143-pakistan-qualify-for-semi-final-of-saff-u19-championship |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.geosuper.tv |language=en-US}}</ref> He helped the team pass through the semifinals after a nil goal draw against Bhutan, being the first to score in the penalty shoot-outs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India oust Nepal to fix final date with Pakistan |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/33025 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=GorakhaPatra}}</ref> The team finished as runner-up of the tournament after falling in the final against India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sports |first=A. |date=2023-09-30 |title=India thump Pakistan to win SAFF U19 Championship 2023 |url=http://a-sports.tv/india-thump-pakistan-win-saff-u19-championship-2023/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=ASports.tv |language=en-US}}</ref>
He made his senior international debut on 21 March 2024 as a starter against Jordan in their 0–3 home defeat at the 2026 World Cup qualification. He was praised by the media at the end of the match due to his constant threats to the rival defence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hand |first=Kevin |title=Jordan made to work for first World Cup qualifying win by spirited Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2024/3/21/live-pakistan-vs-jordan-fifa-world-cup-2028-qualifying |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbasi |first=Kashif |date=2024-03-22 |title=Jordan see off Pakistan with early two-goal burst |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1822977 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== International === {{Updated|14 October 2025}}<ref name="NFT profile">{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/94287/Adeel_Younas.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="2" |Pakistan |2024 |3 |0 |- |2025 |2 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !5 !0 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{NFT player|94287}} * {{GSA player|adeel-younas/338492}} * {{soccerway|adeel-younis/957933}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Younas, Adeel}} Category:Living people Category:2006 births Category:Pakistani men's footballers Category:Footballers from Faisalabad Category:Pakistan men's international footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Pakistan men's youth international footballers Category:POPO FC players Category:Pakistani expatriate men's footballers Category:Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Afghanistan Category:21st-century Pakistani sportsmen Category:Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Maldives