Jordan Young (footballer)

Jordan John Young (born 31 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gloucester City on loan from Coventry City. He previously played in the Football League for Swindon Town. Born in England, Young has represented Scotland at youth level.

Jordan Young
Personal information
Full name Jordan John Young[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999[2]
Place of birth Chippenham, England[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gloucester City
(on loan from Coventry City)
Youth career
2007–2016 Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Swindon Town 5 (1)
2019 → Highworth Town (loan) 8 (6)
2019– Coventry City 0 (0)
2020– → Gloucester City (loan) 4 (1)
National team
2014 Scotland U15
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:06, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Young began his career at Swindon Town, joining the youth set up at the age of eight, and turned down the chance to join Chelsea's Academy in November 2011.[3] He was called up to the Scotland under-15s in April 2014.[4] He made his debut in the Football League on 2 February 2016, coming on for Jermaine Hylton 62 minutes into a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park.[5] Young then made his home debut and scored his first professional goal in the last game of the 2015–16 season against Shrewsbury Town.[6]

He spent the last two months of the 2018–19 season on loan at Highworth Town, scoring six goals from eight appearances in the Southern League Division One South,[7] and was released by Swindon at its end.[8]

On 16 August 2019, after a successful trial, Young signed a one-year contract with League One club Coventry City.[9]

In December 2020, Jordan joined National League North side Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2015–16[11] League One 3100000031
2016–17[12] League One 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18[13] League Two 0000000000
2018–19[13] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 5100002071
Highworth Town (loan) 2018–19[7] Southern League D1 South 86———86
Coventry City 2019–20[14] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[15] Championship 000000—00
Total 0000001010
Gloucester City (loan) 2020–21[15] National League North 4100001[lower-alpha 2]051
Career totals 178000040218
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "J. Young". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "Swindon Town youngster rejects Chelsea approach". BBC Sport. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. "Young Town trio called up for duty by Scotland". Swindon Advertiser. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. "Port Vale 1–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. Gallagher, Danny (8 May 2016). "Swindon Town 3 Shrewsbury 0 – End of season player ratings". totalswindon.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. Lloyd, Derek (27 April 2019). "End of season victory for the Worthians". Highworth Town F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. "Jordan Young: Coventry City sign former Swindon Town midfielder on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. "Jack Burroughs and Jordan Young to join Gloucester City". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. "Games played by Jordan Young in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. "Games played by Jordan Young in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. "Games played by Jordan Young in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Jordan Young in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. "Games played by Jordan Young in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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