Luke Young

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Luke Young
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Luke Young as a player for Aston Villa (2008)
Personnel
Surname Luke Paul Young
birthday July 19, 1979
place of birth Harlow , Essex ,  England
position Full-back (right)
Juniors
Years station
1995-1997 Tottenham Hotspur
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1997-2001 Tottenham Hotspur 58 (0)
2001-2007 Charlton Athletic 187 (4)
2007-2008 Middlesbrough FC 35 (1)
2008-2011 Aston Villa 75 (2)
2011-2014 Queens Park Rangers 24 (2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
England U-21 16 (?)
2005 England 7 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Luke Paul Young (born July 19, 1979 in Harlow , Essex ) is a retired English football player . Mostly used as a right full -back, he was initially in London for Tottenham Hotspur and later for many years for Charlton Athletic until shortly after their relegation in the Premier League . After a short stay at Middlesbrough FC , the seven-time England senior international was under contract with the Queens Park Rangers in London until the end of the 2013/14 season . He comes from a football-loving family, especially his older brother Neil should be mentioned as a former professional of the AFC Bournemouth .

Professional career

In the club

Tottenham Hotspur (1997-2001)

Two years after joining the youth division of North London-based first division club Tottenham Hotspur in July 1995 as a trainee, Young signed his first professional contract. The first competitive game for the A-team of "Spurs" followed on November 28, 1998 in the Premier League against West Ham United (1: 2) and from then on he came primarily on the left full-back position under coach George Graham thanks to his speed and good flanks and a comparatively mature and clear style of play, despite the young age, with a total of 22 competitive matches. This also included two games in the League Cup , including a substitution in the semifinals against FC Wimbledon (1-0), but not the ultimately victorious final against Leicester City (1-0).

Further leaps in development remained in the following two years, however, despite the recognizable talent and the fact that Young regularly asserted himself in the English U-21 selection . In 20 league appearances in the 1999/2000 season he was only eleven times in the starting line-up and further bad luck came first in September 1999 in the form of an ankle injury and then a broken foot. Against the background of the compulsory breaks of a total of two and a half months, the 23 league appearances were still positive and the departure of Sol Campbell , who thus freed his regular place in the defense , provided further confidence . Regardless of this, Young finally moved in the summer of 2001 for a transfer fee of four million pounds to league rivals and city rivals Charlton Athletic .

Charlton Athletic (2001-2007)

With the "Addicks", as the players of the club from south-east London are called, Young was immediately an integral part of the team. Depending on the system preferred by coach Alan Curbishley , he acted as a classic full-back in the back four or in the offensive variant as a so-called "wingback" in the 3-5-2 system. Noticeable in addition to his strengths in tackling and with crosses into the opponent's penalty area was the ability to create danger with long throw-ins, which was a particularly effective means in the second half of the 2001/02 season. He also helped out temporarily as a central defender and held this position in the last three games of the 2002/03 season. In October 2003, Young injured his ankle in a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers and was out for three months before returning to right-back after a few games as a substitute.

Another performance boost followed in the 2004/05 season. In his 100th competitive game against Aston Villa (3-0) he scored his first goal for Charlton Athletic and three weeks later he scored the next goal. In the end, his own supporters voted him “Best Player” (“Charlton Athletic Fans' Player of the Year”) and as a further reward, the English senior team invited him to the 2005 summer tour of the USA. Young took over the captaincy for the following season 2005/06 and until another ankle injury in April 2006 he was "permanently present" with the Addicks.

At the end of the 2005/06 season, Young, who had meanwhile become a national player, expressed his wish for a change. A £ 3.8m transfer to West Ham United, including the prospect of a UEFA Cup , seemed to be taking shape before he changed his mind after talking to Charlton's new coach Iain Dowie and finally signed a new four-year deal - other media however, claimed he simply failed the West Ham United medical test. The turbulent 2006/07 season announced that Young's commitment to Charlton Athletic did not last long, in which the club with Iain Dowie, Les Reed and Alan Pardew often re-filled the coaching post and ended up being relegated to the penultimate place in the second division.

Middlesbrough FC (2007-2008)

From the interested parties Aston Villa , Bolton Wanderers , Newcastle United and Middlesbrough FC , "Boro" emerged as the winner and for a transfer fee of 2.5 million pounds Young signed a four-year contract there in July 2007. He made his debut on August 26, 2007 in the game against Newcastle United for his new club, immediately established himself in the regular formation and completed 42 competitive games in the 2007/08 season.

Aston Villa (2008-2011)

Despite an ongoing contract, Middlesbrough FC accepted a transfer offer from league rivals Aston Villa in August 2008. The "compensation for pain and suffering" was five million pounds, twice the amount spent by Middlesbrough FC just a year earlier. For the "Villans" Young acted in the 2008/09 season during Wilfred Bouma's injury break ostensibly on the left defender and was used in a total of 34 Premier League matches. The fact that the subsequent 2009/10 season was not under a good star was initially due to a personal stroke of fate, when Young's performance was overshadowed by the accidental death of his half-brother and he was also on the right full-back position of new signing Habib Beye and, above all, from the Defense center repurposed Carlos Cuéllar was ousted. A subsequent attempt by Liverpool FC in relation to a possible move failed, however, as Young speculated that he was only serving as "security" in Liverpool. Instead, Young stayed in Birmingham and played in 23 league games in the 2010/11 season.

Queens Park Rangers (2011-2014)

On August 27, 2011 it was announced that Young was moving to the newcomer Queens Park Rangers . He signed a three-year contract with the Rangers. He scored his first goal for the new club in the 3-2 win over Stoke City . He came regularly in his first year to train, but under coach Mark Hughes he was no longer included in his second season for the Premier League squad. It was only after Hughes was fired in November 2012 that successor Harry Redknapp signaled that Young could have a future at the club. However, an injury ensured that he was no longer registered in the 25-man squad on February 1, 2013. On April 8, 2014, after relegation to the second division and after almost two years against Blackburn Rovers (0-2), he played a league game again, but at the end of the 2013/14 season, his expiring contract was no longer extended.

English national team

Young was part of the English U-21 team at a young age and was part of the squad for the U-21 European Championship in Slovakia . Towards the end of the 2004/05 season, he received his first call to the senior team and his debut followed on May 28, 2005, when he came to play in a friendly against the United States for 14 minutes. His first 90-minute game took place on September 3, 2005 in the qualifying game for the 2006 World Cup against Wales , which England won 1-0. Due to persistent injury problems, Young did not make it into the squad for the World Cup finals. It was not until March 21, 2007 that Steve McClaren nominated him again for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Israel and Andorra , although this appointment was mainly due to injuries to numerous regular players.

In November 2009, on the occasion of the injury to Glen Johnson and a possible further nomination as a result, it was announced that Young had already announced his resignation from the English national team for personal reasons in February of the same year to the English Football Association. The seventh international match against Argentina (3: 2) four years earlier was his last.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 1-85291-607-9 , pp. 331 .
  2. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85291-626-5 , pp. 354 .
  3. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 0-946531-34-X , pp. 336 .
  4. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2002, ISBN 1-85291-648-6 , pp. 449 .
  5. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2003, ISBN 1-85291-651-6 , pp. 466 f .
  6. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2004, ISBN 1-85291-660-5 , pp. 449 .
  7. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85291-662-1 , pp. 447 f .
  8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-84596-111-0 , pp. 449 .
  9. ^ "Young signs new Charlton contract" (BBC Sport)
  10. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007-08 . Mainstream Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3 , pp. 449 f .
  11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008-09 . Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8 , pp. 451 .
  12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009-10 . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0 , pp. 450 .
  13. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010-11 . Mainstream Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0 , pp. 450 .
  14. ^ "Why Luke Young snubbed Liverpool" (Express & Star)
  15. ↑ Exclusive: Young Pens Deal . Queens Park Rangers. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  16. ^ "QPR: Andrew Johnson and Aaron Hughes head summer clear-out" (BBC Sport)
  17. ^ "Luke Young rejects England chance to focus on Aston Villa" (The Guardian)
personal data
SURNAME Young, Luke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Young, Luke Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Harlow , Essex , England