Younes Bakiz

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

Early years
Growing up in Vestegnen to Moroccan parents, 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.

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. In his first season, he won the second-tier 1st Division with the club and secured promotion to the Danish Superliga. He made 21 appearances and scored three goals.

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, before being substituted by Jeff Mensah in the 78th minute.

AaB
On deadline day, 31 August 2022, Bakiz joined fellow league club AaB on a deal until June 2026. 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. On 14 October, he scored his first goals for AaB, a brace, which secured a 2–0 victory against Lyngby. He scored another brace on 30 October against his former side Brøndby in AaB's 3–2 away loss.

Silkeborg IF
On June 12, 2024 Silkeborg IF confirmed that they had bought Bakiz free and provided him with a contract until June 2028.

Honours
Viborg
 * Danish 1st Division: 2020–21