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Kusini Yengi (born 15 January 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for the Western Sydney Wanderers.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kusini Boja Yengi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fulham United | |||
| 2014 | SA NTC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Adelaide Comets | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Adelaide Comets | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Adelaide United NPL | 23 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Adelaide United | 27 | (6) |
| 2022– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2022 | |||
Early life
Yengi was born in Adelaide to Ben, a refugee advocate born in what is now South Sudan who emigrated to Australia in the early 1970s,[2] and Emma Yengi, an English-born primatologist.[3][4]
Club career
Adelaide United
On 21 February 2020, Yengi made his debut for Adelaide United coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a 5–2 defeat to the Western Sydney Wanderers, the club he would join two years later.[5][6]
On 13 March 2021, he scored a goal and registered an assist against arch-rivals Melbourne Victory, with Yengi celebrating his goal by leaping over advertising hoardings and celebrating in front of Melbourne Victory supporters.[7][8]
Western Sydney Wanderers
On 12 November 2022, Yengi, after an assist from Milos Ninkovic, scored the only goal to beat Sydney FC and win the Sydney Derby for the Western Sydney Wanderers.
Personal life
Yengi's younger brother, Tete, also plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club VPS on loan from EFL League One club Ipswich Town.[9][10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2019–20 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | A-League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
References
- "Kusini Yengi". Adelaide United.
- Smithies, Tom (12 January 2022). "FROM AFRICA TO ADELAIDE, THE YENGI FAMILY'S STORY KEEPS GROWING". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- "Orangutan escapee triggers more chaos". 9 News. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- Larkin, Steve (16 March 2021). "Racial abuse must stop: Adelaide's Yengi". Newcastle Herald. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
Yengi, born in Adelaide to an English mother and South Sudanese father...
- Warren, Adrian (22 February 2020). "Verbeek hopes Adelaide can keep Halloran". The Courier. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "A-League: news, Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United, Mohamed Toure, score, video, highlights,". Fox Sports. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- D'Urbano, Nick. "More pain for Melbourne Victory as Kusini Yengi sparks Adelaide United fightback". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- Comito, Matthew. "Mauk, Yengi star as Reds seal comeback win over Victory in tense Original Rivalry clash". A-League. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- Paquette, Catherine (28 September 2021). "NEWCASTLE JETS A-LEAGUE ATTACKER BECOMES SECOND AUSSIE AT IPSWICH TOWN". FTBL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- Apicella, Liam (6 April 2022). "Ipswich Town striker Tete Yengi signs on loan for Finnish club Vaasan Palloseura". Suffolk News. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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External links
- Kusini Yengi at Soccerway
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