Lewis Young

Lewis Young
Personal information
Full name Lewis Jack Young[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989[2]
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2008 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Watford 1 (0)
2010 → Hereford United (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2011 Burton Albion 19 (0)
2011 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012 Northampton Town 30 (0)
2012–2013 Yeovil Town 15 (0)
2013–2014 Aldershot Town 15 (0)
2014 Bury 4 (0)
2014– Crawley Town 171 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:09, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Lewis Jack Young (born 27 September 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Crawley Town. He can play either as a striker, as a right winger or as, most recently, a right back.

Club career

For the 2008–09 season, Young was given the number 32 shirt for Watford and for the 2009–10 season, number 21. He made his debut as a substitute in Watford's 1–0 victory over Bristol Rovers in the League Cup on 12 August 2008.[3] On Boxing Day of 2008, Young made his league debut for Watford in a 4–2 home defeat against Bristol City, replacing Mat Sadler at half-time.[4] In 2010, towards the end of Young's Watford career, he joined Hereford United on a one-month loan deal.[5] On 20 March 2010, Young made his Hereford United debut in a 2–0 victory over Bradford City, playing the full 90 minutes.[6]

Young joined League Two side Burton Albion on 22 July 2010, following an extended trial period.[7] He made his debut for the Brewers in a League Two match against Oxford United on 7 August 2010.[8] In March 2011, Young joined Forest Green Rovers on a short-term loan deal.[9][10] He played just once for Forest Green before being recalled by Burton because of an injury crisis.[11] Young was released from the Brewers in May 2011.[12]

On 7 July 2011, Young joined Northampton Town on a one-year deal, after a successful trial.[13] On 6 August 2011, Young made his Northampton debut in their 0–0 draw with Accrington Stanley, replacing Paul Turnbull in the 70th minute.[14] Young went onto appear in thirty league games for the Cobblers before leaving in June 2012 on the expiry of his contract.[15]

On 2 July 2012, Young signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a one-year contract, linking up with former manager Gary Johnson.[16] A season hampered by injury saw Young make 17 appearances although only two of them starts and was an unused substitute as Yeovil won the 2013 League One play-off Final and secured promotion to the Football League Championship. On 31 August 2013, Young was released by Yeovil after the expiry of his short-term contract, in total he made 17 appearances in his twelve months with the Glovers.[17]

On 20 September 2013, Young joined Football Conference side Aldershot Town on a six-month contract.[18] A day later, Young made his Aldershot debut in their 2–0 victory over Wrexham, featuring for 67 minutes before being replaced by Jordan Roberts.[19] On 3 December 2013, Young scored twice in Aldershot's 5–2 away victory over Weston-super-Mare in the first round of the FA Cup.[20]

On 28 February 2014, Young joined Bury until the end of the 2013–14 season after a successful trial period.[21]

Young joined Crawley Town on 14 July 2014 becoming Crawley Town's 11th summer signing.[22] On 9 August 2014, Young made his Crawley debut in a 1–0 victory against Barnsley, featuring for 56 minutes before being replaced by Charles Banya.[23] On 3 February 2018, he scored his first ever professional goal during Crawley's 2–1 away victory over Chesterfield, claiming the winner in the 93rd minute.[24]

Personal life

Lewis is the younger brother of Manchester United footballer Ashley Young, and is of Jamaican descent through his father.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 October 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Watford 2008–09[26] Championship 1000300040
Hereford Town (loan) 2009–10[27] League Two 6000000060
Burton Albion 2010–11[28] League Two 19010101[lower-alpha 1]0220
Forest Green (loan) 2010–11[28] Conference Premier 1000000010
Northampton Town 2011–12[29] League Two 30010201[lower-alpha 1]0340
Yeovil Town 2012–13[30] League One 150002000170
Aldershot Town 2013–14[31] Football Conference 150000000150
Bury 2013–14[31] League Two 4000000040
Crawley Town 2014–15[32] League One 38010203[lower-alpha 1]0440
2015–16[33] League Two 38010101[lower-alpha 1]0410
2016–17[34] League Two 43020103[lower-alpha 1]0490
2017–18[35] League Two 41310001[lower-alpha 1]0433
2018–19[36] League Two 11000101[lower-alpha 1]0130
Crawley total 17135050901903
Career total 2623701301102933
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours

Yeovil Town

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 75. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Lewis Young". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Watford 1–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  4. ↑ "Watford 2-4 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Young joins Bulls on loan". Sky Sports. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hereford United vs. Bradford City". Soccerway. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "First Team: Lewis Young". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  8. ↑ "Burton Albion vs. Oxford United". Soccerway. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Young joins Forest Green on loan". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  10. ↑ "Rovers clinch Young services". Blue Square Bet Football. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  11. ↑ "Lewis Young leaves Forest Green Rovers". forestgreenroversfc.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  12. ↑ "Young released". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 2011-09-05. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  13. ↑ "Northampton Town sign Young, McCoy and Hall". BBC Sport. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  14. ↑ "Northampton Town vs. Accrington Stanley". Soccerway. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Northampton release two more players". Eurosport. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Yeovil Town sign Lewis Young and Nathan Ralph". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  17. ↑ "Young Departs Glovers". Yeovil Town F.C. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Lewis Young: Aldershot Town sign ex-Yeovil winger". BBC Sport. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Aldershot Town vs. Wrexham". Soccerway. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  20. ↑ "Weston-super-Mare vs. Aldershot Town". Soccerway. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Shakers sign pacey winger until the end of the season". Bury FC. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  22. ↑ "Lewis Young: Crawley Town sign ex-Bury winger". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "Barnsley 0-1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Chesterfield 1-2 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  25. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/16/ashley-young-aston-villa-england
  26. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Young in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Young in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Young in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

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