 He served as the captain of the national team from 2014 to 2019 and is the Philippines' most capped player and all-time top goalscorer.He helped the Philippines reach the semi-finals of the 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2018 AFF Championships as well as participating in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup—the national team's first ever appearance in the tournament.Born in Surrey, England to an English father and Filipino mother, Younghusband joined the youth academy of Chelsea.