Luke Young (footballer, born 1993)

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Luke Young
Personal information
Full name Luke Young [1]
Date of birth (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2011 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Plymouth Argyle 99 (8)
2014–2018 Torquay United 133 (16)
2018–2024 Wrexham 239 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Luke Young (born 22 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Wrexham. Having progressed through Plymouth Argyle's youth system, Young made his debut in the Football League in 2011. He subsequently played with Torquay United and Wrexham.

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Club career

Early life and career

Young was born in Plymouth, Devon. [1] He signed Centre of Excellence forms with Plymouth Argyle in May 2002, aged nine, and played schools football for Plymouth and Devon. [3] In the 2008–09 season, he made 23 appearances for the club's under-18 side, [3] including the full 90 minutes of the FA Youth Cup fifth round tie with Tottenham Hotspur. [4] [5] Despite still being a schoolboy, he also played once for the reserve team. [4] He was a student at Ivybridge Community College before signing a full-time scholarship with the club. [4] [6] Young made a further 22 appearances for the under-18's in the 2009–10 season, scoring one goal, along with seven appearances for the reserves. [3] Having played in 11 matches for the under-18 side the following season, where he scored two goals, [7] [8] and three matches for the reserves, Young was promoted to the first-team squad in January 2011. [3]

Plymouth Argyle

He was an unused substitute in the club's league match at Charlton Athletic on 22 January 2011. [9] Young made his debut one week later against Bournemouth, replacing Northern Ireland international Rory Patterson in the 86th minute. [10] In doing so, he became the 29th player to represent the club in a competitive match during the 2010–11 season. [11] "Rory took a knock, but the boy Young has got good feet. He's a bit slight, but he's a good little footballer," said manager Peter Reid. "I knew Rory was struggling, so I just wanted to have a look at him." [11] He made his first start in a 4–0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on his 18th birthday. [12] [13] Young signed his first professional contract in July, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012. [14] "Considering that I've been at the club since I was nine, then to get the two-year scholarship and then at the end of that to get the first professional contract that I've been working towards for all these years, is really special," he said on the club's official website. [14] He scored his first goal for Argyle against Torquay United on 2 January 2012. [15] [16]

Young signed a new undisclosed contract in April 2012, along with teammates Curtis Nelson and Jared Sims. [17] [18] He finished the season by winning the club's Young Player of the Year award, having scored twice in 28 appearances. [19] [20]

Torquay United

On 19 June 2014, Young signed for Devon neighbours Torquay United on a two-year deal. [21]

Wrexham

Following Torquay United's relegation to National League South in the 2017–18 season, Young signed for Wrexham on a two-year deal. [22] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2018–19 season during a 1–0 victory over Dover Athletic. [23] Young was promoted to club captain for the 2021–22 season. [24] He was released at the end of the 2023-24 season. [25]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2010–11 [26] League One 5000000050
2011–12 [27] League Two 282000000282
2012–13 [28] League Two32210201 [lower-alpha 1] 0362
2013–14 [29] League Two34430101 [lower-alpha 1] 0394
Total9984030201088
Torquay United 2014–15 [30] Conference Premier 39600—5 [lower-alpha 2] 1447
2015–16 [31] National League 8100—0081
2016–17 [32] National League40421—5 [lower-alpha 2] 1476
2017–18 [33] National League46510—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0485
Total1331631—11214719
Wrexham 2018–19 [34] National League41351—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0484
2019–20 [35] National League37340—00413
2020–21 [36] National League431200—004312
2021–22 [37] National League42010—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0430
2022–23 [38] National League35250—00402
Total19820151—3021621
Career total430442223016247148
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Wrexham

Individual

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