What position does Kusini Yengi play?

Kusini Yengi plays as a striker.

What team does Kusini Yengi play for?

Kusini Yengi plays for Aberdeen.

Kusini Yengi

Kusini Yengi of Aberdeen was born in Adelaide, Australia on 15 January 1999 (age 27).

Kusini Yengi, born on 15 January 1999 (age 27), is an Australian striker with Aberdeen. His strongest league return came at Adelaide United in 2020-21, when he scored four goals in 16 appearances.

Now in Scotland, Yengi is part of the Aberdeen squad rather than a headline act. In 2025-26, he has made four league appearances and three in the Conference League, seven appearances in all across competitions.

His current market value is around £340,000, according to Transfermarkt. It is a career built across Australia and Scotland so far, with Aberdeen his present stop.

📈 Key stats and insights

Kusini Yengi made four Premiership appearances for Aberdeen in 2025-26

Kusini Yengi started three of his four Premiership matches in 2025-26

Kusini Yengi added three Conference League appearances for Aberdeen

Kusini Yengi joined Aberdeen from Portsmouth on a free transfer in 2025

Kusini Yengi carries a €400k market value

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Striker
Primary Position: Forward
Position

1.89m (6ft 2in)
Height: 90kg (14st 2lb)
Weight: 15 January 1999 (age 27)
Date of Birth: Adelaide
Birthplace: Australia 🇦🇺
Country of Birth: Aberdeen
Team: £340,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: Aberdeen
Premiership 2025 - 2026
Games: 4
Starting: 3
Substitute: 1
Unused: 34
Utilisation: 11%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: Aberdeen
Conference League 2025 - 2026
Games: 3
Starting: -
Substitute: 3
Unused: 3
Utilisation: 50%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Kusini Yengi made four Premiership appearances for Aberdeen in 2025-26, starting three times, and also featured three times in the Conference League. That profile points to a striker used in selected league starts and European rotation rather than as a fixed weekly starter.

📋 Career stats

Team: Aberdeen
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: Aberdeen
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 4
Goals: -

Team: Portsmouth
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 14
Goals: -

Team: Western Sydney Wanderers
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Games: 17
Goals: 4

Team: Adelaide United
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Games: 5
Goals: 1

Team: Adelaide United
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Games: 16
Goals: 4

Team: Adelaide United
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Games: 3
Goals: -

Yengi is 27, plays as a striker for Aberdeen, and carries a €400k market value. His senior path has taken him from Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers to Portsmouth, Aberdeen and a loan spell at Cerezo Osaka, with his club movement spread across Australia, England, Scotland and Japan.

💰 Transfers

Team: Aberdeen
1 July 2026
From: Cerezo Osaka
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Cerezo Osaka
29 January 2026
From: Aberdeen
Type: Loan

Team: Aberdeen
1 July 2025
From: Portsmouth
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Portsmouth
2 July 2023
From: Western Sydney Wanderers
Type: Fee (£80k)

Team: Western Sydney Wanderers
1 July 2022
From: Adelaide United
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Adelaide United
1 July 2018
Type: Signed

Yengi’s transfer history is built around low-fee and free-market moves. Adelaide United to Western Sydney Wanderers was a free transfer in 2022, Portsmouth paid €80k for him in 2023, and Aberdeen then picked him up from Portsmouth on a free transfer in 2025 before a loan to Cerezo Osaka in January 2026 and a return to Aberdeen that summer.

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🔗 External links

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