Danielle Young

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Danielle Young
Personal information
Full name Danielle Young
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Droylsden, Manchester, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fylde
Number 7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2014 Manchester City
2015 Everton
2016–2023 Fylde 88 (23)
Managerial career
2025– Wigan Athletic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:01, 27 January 2019 (UTC) [1]

Danielle Young is an English football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Wigan Athletic Women. As a player, she played as a forward for Manchester City, Everton and Fylde.

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Playing career

Danielle Young spent much of her career at Manchester City, playing with them from her teenage years until 2014. Though she was part of City's team in their first year as a professional side in the 2014 season when they joined the FA WSL, Young featured only intermittently and finally parted with the club at the end of the season. She was signed shortly afterwards by WSL 2 side Everton but made only three appearances before opting to take a break from football in July 2015. [2]

Danielle Young would return from her sabbatical in 2016 when she signed for Fylde playing in the FA Women's National League.

Managing career

In June 2025, Young was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2019
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2007–08 National League North —
2008–09 —
2009–10 —
2010–11 —
2011–12 —
2012–13 14132—173
2014 FA WSL 600030—90
Total—
Everton 2015 FA WSL 2 —3
Fylde 2016–17 National League North —
2017–18 —
2018–19 1002121—142
Total—
Career total—

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. ↑ "D. Young profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Danielle Young". evertonfc.com. 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Danielle Young Appointed Manager of Wigan Athletic Women". Wigan Athletic. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "CITY'S ISOBEL CHRISTIANSEN ENDS ARSENAL CUP DOMINANCE". The FA. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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