![]() Young playing for Yeovil Town in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan John Young[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 July 1999||
Place of birth | Chippenham, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2016 | Swindon Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Swindon Town | 5 | (1) |
2019 | → Highworth Town (loan) | 8 | (6) |
2019–2021 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Gloucester City | 14 | (2) |
2022 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 4 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Chippenham Town | 32 | (11) |
2023– | Yeovil Town | 61 | (14) |
International career | |||
2014 | Scotland U15 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Jordan John Young (born 31 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Yeovil Town. He previously played in the Football League for Swindon Town. Born in England, Young has represented Scotland at youth level.
Club career
[edit]Young began his career at Swindon Town, joining the youth set up at the age of eight, and turned down the chance to join Chelsea's Academy in November 2011.[3] He was called up to the Scotland under-15s in April 2014.[4] He made his debut in the Football League on 2 February 2016, coming on for Jermaine Hylton 62 minutes into a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park.[5] Young then made his home debut and scored his first professional goal in the last game of the 2015–16 season against Shrewsbury Town.[6]
He spent the last two months of the 2018–19 season on loan at Highworth Town, scoring six goals from eight appearances in the Southern League Division One South,[7] and was released by Swindon at its end.[8]
On 16 August 2019, after a successful trial, Young signed a one-year contract with League One club Coventry City.[9] He made his debut as an 86th-minute substitute in an EFL Trophy game v Southampton. This would be his one and only senior appearance for Coventry.
In December 2020, Jordan joined National League North side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal.[10]
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Coventry at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[11]
Following his release from Coventry, Young returned to Gloucester City on a one-year deal.[12]
Young joined Chippenham Town in February 2022, on an undisclosed fee from Gloucester, following a brief loan period [13]
On 12 January 2023, Young signed for National League side Yeovil Town for an undisclosed fee agreeing a two-and-a-half-year deal.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swindon Town | 2015–16[15] | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2016–17[16] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2017–18[17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Highworth Town (loan) | 2018–19[7] | Southern League Division One South |
8 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | |||
Coventry City | 2019–20[19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Gloucester City (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League North | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Gloucester City | 2021–22[2] | National League North | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Chippenham Town (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League South | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
Chippenham Town | 2021–22[2] | National League South | 15 | 6 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
2022–23[2] | National League South | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 2 | 24 | 9 | ||
Total | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 41 | 15 | |||
Yeovil Town | 2022–23[2] | National League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2023–24[2] | National League South | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 16 | ||
2024–25[2] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 61 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 68 | 16 | |||
Career total | 129 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 152 | 44 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in National League South play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
Honours
[edit]Yeovil Town
Individual
- National League South Team of the Season: 2023–24[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "J. Young". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Swindon Town youngster rejects Chelsea approach". BBC Sport. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Young Town trio called up for duty by Scotland". Swindon Advertiser. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Port Vale 1–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Gallagher, Danny (8 May 2016). "Swindon Town 3 Shrewsbury 0 – End of season player ratings". totalswindon.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Derek (27 April 2019). "End of season victory for the Worthians". Highworth Town F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Young: Coventry City sign former Swindon Town midfielder on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Jack Burroughs and Jordan Young to join Gloucester City". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2020/21 season". www.ccfc.co.uk.
- ^ "City Sign Young". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "PLAYER NEWS: Jordan Young joins Chippenham Town". 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Transfer | Jordan Young becomes a Glover". Yeovil Town F.C. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Vanarama National League South - Team of the Season". Chippenham Town FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jordan Young at Soccerbase