Tyler Young (footballer)

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Tyler Young
Personal information
Full name Tyler Jay Young
Date of birth (2006-06-04) 4 June 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Arsenal
Milton Keynes Dons
–2024 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2025– Ipswich Town 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:07, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Tyler Jay Young (born 4 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. [1]

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Early life

Young is the son of Ashley Young. In 2014, at the age of seven, he joined the football academy at Premier League club Arsenal. [2] [3] He later spent time in the academies of Milton Keynes Dons and Queens Park Rangers. [4]

Club career

After leaving Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2024, Young joined League One side Peterborough United on a one-year contract 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] In May 2025, it was announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. [8]

In August 2025, Young joined Championship side Ipswich Town's under-21 team, following a successful trial period. [9]

Personal life

He is the son of professional footballer Ashley Young. [10] [11] He is of Jamaican descent through his father. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2024–25 [13] League One 0000001 [a] 010
Ipswich Town 2025–26 [14] Championship 0000000000
Career total0000001010
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Tyler Young". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ashley Young's Son, Tyler, Signs For Arsenal". Huffington Post. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Ackerman, Nick (7 April 2014). "Arsenal Transfer News: Ashley Young's Son, Tyler, Joins Gunners". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tyler Young Peterborough United". Peterborough United . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  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. ↑ "Posh Announce Retained List". Peterborough United F.C. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Young joins Ipswich, could play with dad". ESPN.com. 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Ashley Young's nine-year-old son signs for Arsenal". TNT Sports. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Taylor, Daniel (16 October 2009). "Ashley Young: 'I knew I had to fight to prove them wrong'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Tyler Young | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2024/2025 | 2024-2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  14. ↑ "Tyler Young | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2025/2026 | 2024-2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.


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