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My Take
Kusini Yengi is one of those players who genuinely makes me curious about where the ceiling is. A 187 cm striker born in Adelaide in 1999, he came up through Australian football without a ton of fanfare and ended up on loan at Cerezo Osaka from Aberdeen — which is a pretty wild career arc when you say it out loud. What I find interesting is that he's already earning caps for the Socceroos at an age when plenty of strikers are still figuring out their game. The J1 League stint feels like a smart move: high technical demands, a very different style of football from what he'd see in Scotland, and real game time to develop. He's got the frame, he's got the national team pedigree — I'm genuinely watching to see if he turns into a fixture up front for Australia or if this is just the warm-up act for something bigger.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kusini Yengi
- Name (Japanese)
- クシニ・イェンギ
- Reading
- くしに・いぇんぎ
- Born
- January 15, 1999 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Height
- 187 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kusini Yengi born?
Born January 15, 1999 (age 27).
Where is Kusini Yengi from?
Kusini Yengi is from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
What does Kusini Yengi do?
Kusini Yengi works as association football player.
How tall is Kusini Yengi?
Kusini Yengi is 187 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.