Jordan Young (footballer)

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Jordan Young
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Young playing for Yeovil Town in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jordan John Young [1]
Date of birth (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Chippenham, England [2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2016 Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2024 Yeovil Town 73 (15)
2024– Torquay United 11 (4)
International career
2014 Scotland U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Jordan John Young (born 31 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Torquay United. He previously played in the Football League for Swindon Town. Born in England, Young has represented Scotland at youth level.

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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]

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]

On 28 October 2024, Young signed for National League South side Torquay United for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a contract until May 2027. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2015–16 [16] League One 3100000031
2016–17 [17] League One2000001 [a] 030
2017–18 [18] League Two 0000000000
2018–19 [19] League Two0000001 [a] 010
Total5100002071
Highworth Town (loan) 2018–19 [7] Southern League
Division One South		86———86
Coventry City 2019–20 [20] League One0000001 [a] 010
2020–21 [21] Championship 000000—00
Total0000001010
Gloucester City (loan) 2020–21 [2] National League North 5100—2 [b] 172
Gloucester City 2021–22 [2] National League North14220—00162
Chippenham Town (loan) 2021–22 [2] National League South 43———43
Chippenham Town 2021–22 [2] National League South156——2 [c] 0176
2022–23 [2] National League South17552—2 [b] 2249
Total321152—424115
Yeovil Town 2022–23 [2] National League 180——1 [d] 0190
2023–24 [2] National League South411452—1 [b] 04716
2024–25 [2] National League14110—00151
Total731562—208117
Torquay United 2024–25 [2] National League South114——2 [b] 0134
Career total152421340013317849
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in National League South play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup

Honours

Yeovil Town

Individual

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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 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "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. 1 2 Lloyd, Derek (27 April 2019). "End of season victory for the Worthians". Highworth Town F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jordan Young: Coventry City sign former Swindon Town midfielder on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Jack Burroughs and Jordan Young to join Gloucester City". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2020/21 season". www.ccfc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "City Sign Young". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "PLAYER NEWS: Jordan Young joins Chippenham Town". 4 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Transfer | Jordan Young becomes a Glover". Yeovil Town F.C. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Jordan Young is a Gull!". Torquay United F.C. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Young in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "Vanarama National League South - Team of the Season". Chippenham Town FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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