Jack Young (footballer, born 2000)

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Jack Young
Personal information
Full name Jack Young [1]
Date of birth (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Morpeth, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Wycombe Wanderers
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2020 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2020–2021Tranmere Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2022Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Wycombe Wanderers 1 (0)
2023–2024Ayr United (loan) 17 (0)
2024Wealdstone (loan) 12 (1)
2024–2025Dorking Wanderers (loan) 32 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Jack Young (born 21 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

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Career

Born in Morpeth, Northumberland, Young began his career at Newcastle United at the age of 7, [2] before turning professional in 2019. [3] He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in October 2020. [4] After making five appearances, Young returned to Newcastle. [5]

In January 2022, Young joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season, [6] being recalled by Newcastle in March after just two league appearances. [7] [8] However, he subsequently signed a three-year permanent deal with Wycombe in April 2022. [9] [10] [11] In August 2023 he moved on loan to Scottish club Ayr United, [12] returning to Wycombe in January 2024 following the expiration of his deal. [13] On 16 February 2024, Young joined National League club Wealdstone on loan for the remainder of the season. [14] In October 2024, he joined National League South side Dorking Wanderers on loan until January 2025. [15]

Career statistics

As of 26 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United U21 2019–20 [16] 3 [b] 030
2020–21 [17] 2 [b] 020
2021–22 [18] 3 [b] 030
Total8080
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2020–21 [17] League Two 5000000050
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2021–22 [18] League One 2000000020
Wycombe Wanderers 2022–23 [19] League One1000203 [b] 060
2023–24 [20] League One0000000000
2024–25 [21] League One0000000000
Total3000203080
Ayr United (loan) 2023–24 [20] Scottish Championship 17010001 [c] 0190
Wealdstone (loan) 2023–24 [20] National League 1210000121
Dorking Wanderers (loan) 2024–25 [21] National League South 323001 [d] 0333
Career total6941020130854
  1. Includes Scottish Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. "Introducing Jack Young". Newcastle United Football Club.
  3. "Young makes permanent move to Wycombe". Newcastle United Football Club.
  4. "Tranmere sign Newcastle midfielder Young". BBC Sport.
  5. "Young and Smith return to parent clubs after loan spell at Prenton Park". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. "Wycombe sign Newcastle's Young on loan". BBC Sport.
  7. "NUFC keeping loan recall options open with youngsters experiencing a lack of game time". www.shieldsgazette.com.
  8. "Newcastle United could be tempted to recall Jack Young from Wycombe Wanderers". The 72. 30 March 2022.
  9. "YOUNGY IS HERE TO STAY" via www.wwfc.com.
  10. "Wycombe sign Newcastle's Young on permanent deal". BBC Sport.
  11. Knight, Chris (4 April 2022). "Newcastle United prospect Jack Young 'delighted' to seal permanent transfer". ChronicleLive.
  12. Wilson, Stuart (25 August 2023). "Ex-Newcastle kid Jack Young aims to reward Ayr's long term pursuit". Daily Record.
  13. "JACK'S BACK AFTER AYR SPELL". Wycombe Wanderers Official. 16 January 2024.
  14. "LOAN NEWS | Stones sign Wycombe's Young". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. "Jack Young joins The Wanderers". dwfc.co.uk. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  16. "Games played by Jack Young in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Young in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Young in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  19. "Games played by Jack Young in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jack Young in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Young in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.