Luke Young (footballer born 1979)
Young lining up for Aston Villa in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Paul Young | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 | (0) |
| 2001–2007 | Charlton Athletic | 187 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Middlesbrough | 35 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Aston Villa | 75 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | (2) |
| Total | 379 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | England U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2005 | England | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luke Paul Young (born 19 July 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Young began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1997, before moving to Charlton Athletic in 2001, where he spent six seasons. He then had stints at Middlesbrough and Aston Villa before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 2011. He played 379 career league matches, and all but one of them in the Premier League. Young represented the England national team on seven occasions in 2005.
Young was born in Harlow, Essex, and has an older brother, Neil Young, who was also a professional footballer and most notably played for Bournemouth. During Neil's testimonial match, he captained the Bournemouth team and brother Luke captained the opponents Charlton Athletic. The final score was a 5–2 win for Charlton.
Luke's 17-year-old half-brother, Andre Young, was found dead on 12 August 2009 whilst on holiday in Malia, Crete, after sustaining head injuries. Young said at the time: "He was a tremendous and talented person and a diligent student and this is such a waste of a promising life." In November 2011, British authorities recorded an open verdict on the cause of death.
Luke's youngest brother, Jake Young, played for West Ham United's academy as a midfielder.
Young started his career with Tottenham Hotspur's youth system and signed a professional contract on 3 July 1997.George Graham gave him his first-team debut on 28 November 1998, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 loss at West Ham, alongside Sol Campbell in the centre of defence. He hit a 25-yard volley which was saved by Shaka Hislop. Young made appearances in the 1998–99 League Cup, but was an unused substitute for the final at Wembley Stadium, which Tottenham won 1–0 against Leicester City on 21 March 1999. He was also present in the team's run through the rounds of the FA Cup, in which they lost after extra time to Newcastle United in the semi-finals.
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