Jordan Young (footballer)

Jordan Young
Personal information
Full name Jordan John Young[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999[2]
Place of birth Chippenham, England[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2016 Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Swindon Town 5 (1)
National team
2014 Scotland U15
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Jordan John Young (born 31 July 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One side Swindon Town.

Club career

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]

Career statistics

As of 7 August 2018
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2015–16[7] League One 3100000031
2016–17[8] League One 2000001030
2017–18[9] League Two 0000000000
2018–19[10] League Two 0000001010
Career total 5100002071
  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "J. Young". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Swindon Town youngster rejects Chelsea approach". BBC Sport. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Young Town trio called up for duty by Scotland". Swindon Advertiser. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Port Vale 1 - 0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Gallagher, Danny (8 May 2016). "Swindon Town 3 Shrewsbury 0 - End of season player ratings". totalswindon.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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