Darren Young (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Young | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Albion Rovers (player/manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cathkin United | |||
| Mill United | |||
| Crombie Sports | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Aberdeen | 132 | (4) |
| 1996 | → Crombie Sports (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2003–2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | 124 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Dundee | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | Queen of the South (trial) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Greenock Morton | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Alloa Athletic | 70 | (2) |
| 2014– | Albion Rovers | 28 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–2000 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014– | Albion Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:34, 3 January 2016 (UTC). |
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Darren Young (born 13 October 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player and manager.
Over the course of his career he has also played for Aberdeen, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton. Between his spells at Dundee and Morton, Young played two trial matches for Queen of the South.
In June 2014, Young was appointed player/manager of Scottish League Two club Albion Rovers.
Young grew up in Whitlawburn, Cambuslang and attended Cathkin High School. He started his career at Aberdeen (where he was later to be joined by younger brother Derek), signing from Crombie Sports on 29 February 1996. He made a quick impact, making his first team debut against Hearts in August 1996, aged only 17. Young's prodigious development which had seen him awarded several Scotland Under-21 caps was hindered however, by a serious knee injury which required three separate operations to repair.
Young made a successful return to the Aberdeen first team in 2000, by which stage his brother Derek was also an established member of Ebbe Skovdahl's resurgent side. Darren was soon awarded the captaincy and led the 'Dons' to a 4th-place finish in the league in the 2001–02 season. This ensured European football returned to Pittodrie and Young increased his continental appearances for Aberdeen to 10, as the 'Dons' played FC Nistru Otaci and Hertha BSC Berlin in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.
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