Ranel Young

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Ranel Young
Personal information
Full name Ranel Jerva Young [1]
Date of birth (2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 20)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Bristol City
Youth career
–2017 Huddersfield Town
2017–2025 Liverpool
2026– Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 Ušće Novi Beograd 5 (0)
2026– Bristol City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:15, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

Ranel Jerva Young (born 26 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Bristol City. [2]

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Career

He joined the academy at Liverpool as a 12 year-old, having previously been with his hometown club Huddersfield Town. [3] He signed his first professional contract in May 2023. [4] [5] On 30 October 2024, he was included in the first-team substitutes for Liverpool's EFL Cup tie against Brighton and Hove Albion. [6]

Young was offered a new contract by Liverpool at the end of the 2024-25 season. [7] However, on 25 July 2025, Young joined Serbian First League club Ušće. [8]

Ranel signed for Championship club Bristol City on 2 January 2026 on an 18-month contract. [9] [10] [11]

Style of play

He is described as a winger, [12] who is comfortable playing on either flank and possesses good pace. [13]

References

  1. "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 Feb 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. "Ranel Young". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. Sokolovskyi, Andrii (30 October 2024). "Meet Ranel Young: 18-year-old striker in Liverpool squad vs Brighton". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. Doyle, Ian (30 October 2024). "Who is Ranel Young? Liverpool 18-year-old on bench for Brighton in Carabao Cup". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. Chabba, Gursher (25 May 2023). "Liverpool youngster Ranel Young signs first pro contract with club". Tribuna. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. Rooney, Will (30 October 2024). "Who is Ranel Young? 'Lively' Liverpool teenager on the bench against Brighton profiled". Liverpool World.
  7. Price, Glenn (6 June 2025). "Liverpool FC confirms Premier League retained list". Liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  8. @fkuscenbg; (25 July 2025). "Sa velikim zadovoljstvom predstavljamo RANELA YOUNGA, krilnog napadača koji stiže direktno iz Liverpoola! Brzina, tehnika i energija koju donosi biće ogromno pojačanje za naš tim u nastavku sezone. 💥 Dobrodošao u FK Ušće Novi Beograd, Ranel – vreme je da zajedno pišemo novu stranicu klupske istorije! 💪" [We are very pleased to introduce RANEL YOUNG, a winger who arrives directly from Liverpool! The speed, technique and energy he brings will be a huge boost for our team in the rest of the season. 💥 Welcome to FK Ušće Novi Beograd, Ranel – it's time to write a new page in the club's history together! 💪] (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 July 2025 via Instagram.
  9. Bristol City FC (2 January 2026). "Young signs until 2027". Bristol City FC. Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  10. Carter, Daniel (2 January 2026). "What Ranel Young will bring to Bristol City as Robins confirm first signing of January window". Bristol Live . Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  11. "Sam Morsy and Ranel Young: Bristol City make first January signings". BBC Sport. January 2, 2026.
  12. Doyle, Ian (11 October 2023). "Liverpool hand Newcastle United major setback as teenage winger stakes claim". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  13. Squires, Theo (25 May 2024). "Liverpool winger signs new contract after impressive breakthrough season". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 October 2024.