Matt Young (footballer, born 2003)

Matt Young
Personal information
Full name Matthew Alan Young[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Hatfield, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Folkestone Invicta
Youth career
–2021 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Leyton Orient 15 (0)
2022 → Wealdstone (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Haringey Borough (loan) 12 (2)
2023 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024 Haringey Borough 33 (15)
2024– Folkestone Invicta 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Alan Young (born 6 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Folkestone Invicta.

Playing career

Previously a member of their academy, Young signed his first professional contract with Leyton Orient in May 2021.[2]

Young made his debut for Orient in the 3–0 defeat at Salford City on the last day of the 2020–21 season, as an 84th minute substitute for Hector Kyprianou.[3]

In June 2022 he joined Wealdstone on loan from Leyton Orient.[4] He departed the club in September 2022 having not made an appearance.[5]

Following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Young departed Leyton Orient upon the expiration of his contract,[6] subsequently returning to Isthmian League Premier Division side Haringey Borough.[7]

In June 2024, Young joined Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta.[8]

Statistics

As of match played 2 April 2022
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leyton Orient 2020–21[9] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22[10] League Two 14 0 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 18 0
Leyton Orient total 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
Wealdstone (loan) 2022–23[11] National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
Career total 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Leyton Orient have announced their retained list as they begin rebuild". East London Advertiser. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Salford City 3–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Matt Young joins Wealdstone on loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ @WealdstoneFC (8 September 2022). "Midfielder Matt Young has returned to Leyton Orient after his loan spell expiredGood luck for the rest of the sea…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "O'S ANNOUNCE RETAINED LIST AHEAD OF RETURN TO SKY BET LEAGUE ONE". www.leytonorient.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ @HaringeyBoroFC (5 July 2023). "Back again for 2023/24… 👀 @Youngy_24 signs on as a Borough player for next season! Great news and we can't wait to see him back in action in the yellow and blue 💛💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Welcome: Matt Young". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Games played by Matt Young in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Matt Young in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Matt Young in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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