1. James Joseph Younghusband was born on 4 September 1986 and is a former professional footballer who played mostly as a right midfielder and sometimes as a forward.
11 Facts About James Younghusband
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James Younghusband spent his early senior career in the lower levels of English football with AFC Wimbledon, Staines Town, Woking, and Farnborough.
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James Younghusband played for the Philippines national team from 2005 to 2020, representing them in the Southeast Asian Games, AFF Championship, and AFC Asian Cup.
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James Younghusband earned 101 caps and scored 12 goals for the senior national team.
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When Loyola Meralco joined the Philippines Football League in 2017, it renamed itself as Meral Manila and James Younghusband remained with the club.
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James Younghusband initially planned to play for Ceres for at least the whole 2020 season but decided to retire earlier due to the league being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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James Younghusband participated in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, which was held in the Philippines.
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James Younghusband ensured the advancement of the Philippine team to the group stage of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification by scoring in the fourth minute of the away match against Mongolia in the qualifying play-off.
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James Younghusband was a mainstay of the Philippine national team in the 2010s, with his last stint being the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
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James Younghusband was born in Ashford, Surrey, England to a British father and a Filipina mother.
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James Younghusband is the brother of Philippine team forward Phil Younghusband.