Phil Younghusband

What fascinates me about Phil Younghusband is the choice at the center of his story. Born in Ashford, England, he could have chased a conventional path, but instead built a legacy with the Philippines, becoming the national team's most-capped player and all-time top scorer across 2006 to 2019, and captaining them for five years. Embracing a heritage and carrying a flag that was not the obvious one takes both talent and character. As a striker his instinct for goal clearly translated into history. I see him as a genuine pioneer of Philippine football, and I respect the conviction behind that path more than any single statistic.

Name (English)

Phil Younghusband

Name (Japanese)

フィリップ・ヤングハズバンド

Reading

ふぃりっぷ・やんぐはずばんど

Born

August 4, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rabbit

Origin

Ashford, United Kingdom

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8F%E3%82%BA%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89

Tags

• association football player

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.