Derek Young
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Young | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Formartine United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cathkin United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Aberdeen | 111 | (13) |
| 2003–2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | 63 | (9) |
| 2006 | St Johnstone | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Partick Thistle | 28 | (5) |
| 2007–2011 | Aberdeen | 95 | (6) |
| 2011 | Grindavík | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Greenock Morton | 19 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Queen of the South | 42 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Forfar Athletic | 28 | (2) |
| 2016– | Formartine United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1997–2001 | Scotland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:37, 23 October 2015 (UTC). |
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Derek Young (born 27 May 1980) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Formartine United. Young began his career alongside his brother Darren at Aberdeen before leaving with him in 2003 to join Dunfermline Athletic. Spells at St Johnstone and Partick Thistle followed before returning to Aberdeen for another four years. He spent a short spell in Iceland with Grindavík before returning to Scotland with Morton in 2011. In summer 2012 he joined Queen of the South with whom he won a league and cup double. He joined Forfar Athletic in 2014, where he spent two season before signing for Formartine United.
Young grew up in Whitlawburn, Cambuslang and attended Cathkin High School. He started his career with Aberdeen where without winning any trophies, he played in numerous UEFA Cup games. He also represented Scotland under 21s.
He then joined Dunfermline Athletic where he was part of the club's best times since the days of George Farm in the late 60s. Young played in a Scottish Cup Final defeat against Celtic.
He was then briefly at St Johnstone before spending most of his time that season playing for Partick Thistle.
Young rejoined Aberdeen in July 2007. Like his first spell there, he again tasted UEFA competition. In April 2011, he was told by Aberdeen manager Craig Brown that his contract would not be renewed for the following season.
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