Jack Young (footballer, born 2000)

Jack Young (born 21 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers.

Jack Young
Personal information
Full name Jack Young[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000
Place of birth Morpeth, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wycombe Wanderers
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2020 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Wycombe Wanderers 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Ayr United (loan) 17 (0)
2024 → Wealdstone (loan) 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Career

Born in Morpeth, Northumberland, Young began his career at Newcastle United at the age of 7,[2] before turning professional in 2019.[3] He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in October 2020.[4] After making five appearances, Young returned to Newcastle.[5]

In January 2022, Young joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season,[6] being recalled by Newcastle in March after just two league appearances.[7][8] However, he subsequently signed a three-year permanent deal with Wycombe in April 2022.[9][10][11] In August 2023 he moved on loan to Scottish club Ayr United,[12] returning to Wycombe in January 2024 following the expiration of his deal.[13] On 16 February 2024, Young joined National League club Wealdstone on loan for the remainder of the season.[14]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United U21 2019–20[15] ———3[lower-alpha 2]030
2020–21[16] ———2[lower-alpha 2]020
2021–22[17] ———3[lower-alpha 2]030
Total ——8080
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2020–21[16] League Two 5000000050
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2021–22[17] League One 2000000020
Wycombe Wanderers 2022–23[18] League One 1000203[lower-alpha 2]060
2023–24[19] League One 0000000000
Total 3000203080
Ayr United (loan) 2023–24[19] Scottish Championship 17010001[lower-alpha 3]0190
Career total 2501020120400
  1. Includes Scottish Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. "Introducing Jack Young". Newcastle United Football Club.
  3. "Young makes permanent move to Wycombe". Newcastle United Football Club.
  4. "Tranmere sign Newcastle midfielder Young". BBC Sport.
  5. "Young and Smith return to parent clubs after loan spell at Prenton Park". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. "Wycombe sign Newcastle's Young on loan". BBC Sport.
  7. "NUFC keeping loan recall options open with youngsters experiencing a lack of game time". www.shieldsgazette.com.
  8. "Newcastle United could be tempted to recall Jack Young from Wycombe Wanderers". The 72. 30 March 2022.
  9. "YOUNGY IS HERE TO STAY" – via www.wwfc.com.
  10. "Wycombe sign Newcastle's Young on permanent deal". BBC Sport.
  11. Knight, Chris (4 April 2022). "Newcastle United prospect Jack Young 'delighted' to seal permanent transfer". ChronicleLive.
  12. Wilson, Stuart (25 August 2023). "Ex-Newcastle kid Jack Young aims to reward Ayr's long term pursuit". Daily Record.
  13. "JACK'S BACK AFTER AYR SPELL". Wycombe Wanderers Official. 16 January 2024.
  14. "LOAN NEWS | Stones sign Wycombe's Young". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. "Games played by Jack Young in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. "Games played by Jack Young in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  17. "Games played by Jack Young in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  18. "Games played by Jack Young in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  19. "Games played by Jack Young in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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