Tyler Young (footballer)

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Tyler Young
Personal information
Full name Tyler Jay Young [1]
Date of birth (2006-06-04) 4 June 2006 (age 18)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 38
Youth career
2014–2024 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Peterborough United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 12 October 2024

Tyler Jay Young (born 4 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough United. He is the son of Ashley Young. [2]

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Early life

Young is the son of Ashley Young. In 2014, at the age of nine, he joined the football academy at Premier League club Arsenal. [3] [4]

Club Career

Young was a member of the Arsenal academy prior to joining Peterborough United on a one-year contract in the summer of 2024 after a brief trial. [5] He made his debut for Peterborough on 8 October 2024 in the EFL Trophy against Stevenage, in a 2-0 win. [6] [7]

Personal life

He is the son of professional footballer Ashley Young. [8] [9] He is of Jamaican descent through his father. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ https://uk.soccerway.com/players/tyler-young/983160/
  2. ↑ "Tyler Young". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ashley Young's Son, Tyler, Signs For Arsenal". Huffington Post. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Ackerman, Nick (7 April 2014). "Arsenal Transfer News: Ashley Young's Son, Tyler, Joins Gunners". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Swann, Alan (9 August 2024). "Peterborough United confirm Under 21 deals for trialist midfielders". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Vegas, Paul (11 October 2024). "SON OF A GUN YOUNG MAKES WINNING PETERBOROUGH DEBUT AFTER ARSENAL RELEASE". Tribal Football. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Swann, Alan (9 October 2024). "Peterborough United teenager tried to treat his professional debut as 'just another game'". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Sherlock, Harry (11 Oct 2024). "Ex-Man Utd star's son, 18, makes his professional debut with father still in the Premier League". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ashley Young's nine-year-old son signs for Arsenal". TNT Sports. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Taylor, Daniel (16 October 2009). "Ashley Young: 'I knew I had to fight to prove them wrong'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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