Younes Bakiz

Younes Bakiz
Personal information
Full name Younes Bakiz
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999[1]
Place of birth Albertslund, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 10
Youth career
–2012 Brøndby
2012–2014 Holbæk B&I
2014 HB Køge
2015–2016 Brøndby
2016–2018 Roskilde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Roskilde 39 (11)
2020–2022 Viborg 47 (5)
2022–2024 AaB 48 (11)
2024– Silkeborg 49 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026

Younes Bakiz (born 5 February 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.

Career

Early years

Growing up in Vestegnen to Moroccan parents,[3] Bakiz played football as a youth for Brøndby IF, Holbæk B&I and HB Køge before making his breakthrough as part of FC Roskilde in 2018.[4][1]

Viborg

After having made 43 appearances for Roskilde, in which he scored 13 goals, Bakiz signed a three-year contract with Viborg FF in June 2020.[5] In his first season, he won the second-tier 1st Division with the club and secured promotion to the Danish Superliga.[6] He made 21 appearances and scored three goals.[2]

On 18 July 2021, Bakiz made his Superliga-debut in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland. Starting on the left wing, he scored the 1–1 equaliser in the 41st minute of the game,[7] before being substituted by Jeff Mensah in the 78th minute.[8]

AaB

On deadline day, 31 August 2022, Bakiz joined fellow league club AaB on a deal until June 2026.[9] He made his competitive debut for the club four days later, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Allan Sousa in a 2–0 away win over Midtjylland.[10][11] On 14 October, he scored his first goals for AaB, a brace, which secured a 2–0 victory against Lyngby.[12] He scored another brace on 30 October against his former side Brøndby in AaB's 3–2 away loss.[13]

Silkeborg

On 12 June 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg announced the signing of Bakiz on a four-year contract.[14] On 21 April 2025, Bakiz scored his 10th league goal and provided his 8th league assist of the season in a 4–0 away win against Vejle.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roskilde 2018–19 Danish 1st Division 15420——174
2019–20 Danish 1st Division 24722——269
Total 391142——4313
Viborg 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 20211——213
2021–22 Danish Superliga 27300—1[a]0283
Total 47511—10496
AaB 2022–23 Danish Superliga 21651——267
2023–24 Danish 1st Division 27520——295
Total 481171——5512
Silkeborg 2024–25 Danish Superliga 2510433[b]1003214
2025–26 Danish Superliga 252103[c]000292
Total 50125361006116
Career total 18339177611020747
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Danish Superliga European play-off match
  2. ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Viborg

References

  1. 1 2 "#23 – Younes Bakiz | Angriber | [da]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Y. Bakiz: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kærligheden til fodbold begyndte i en gård på Vestegnen – nu vil han hjælpe Viborg FF". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish). 14 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Roskildes nye stjernefrø vil starte inde". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (3 June 2020). "Viborg sikrer sig aftale med FC Roskilde-profil". bold.dk (in Danish).
  6. ↑ Kløcker, Jakob (10 May 2021). "Se videoen: Viborg-spillere i ekstase efter oprykning" (in Danish).
  7. ↑ "Viborg tager flot comebacksejr over FCN i sæsonpremiere". TV2 Sport (in Danish). 18 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg – 18 July 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "AaB køber Younes Bakiz". AaB (in Danish). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bakiz kan få AaB-debut". AaB (in Danish). 3 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Superligakamp FC Midtjylland-AaB, 04.09.2022 – SuperStats". SuperStats. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Kyniske AaB triumferede i bundbrag og har isoleret Lyngby". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ↑ Okstrøm, Oliver (30 October 2022). "Bedst og værst: Forrygende Brøndby-redningsmand". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "SIF køber Younes Bakiz". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Silkeborg-profil føler med Vejle". Bold.dk (in Danish). 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Viborg vinder 1. division – TV 2". TV2 Sport (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
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