Jake Alan Young (born 22 July 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Alan Young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shelley Juniors | |||
| 2017–2019 | Guiseley | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Forest Green Rovers | 51 | (9) |
| 2022– | Bradford City | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 18 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Huddersfield, Young moved from Shelley Juniors to Guiseley in 2017.[3] He moved to Sheffield United in January 2019,[3] before signing for Forest Green Rovers in July 2020.[4] He scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers in an EFL Trophy tie against West Bromwich Albion U21s on 6 October 2020.[5]
In May 2022, Young signed for Bradford City for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[6][7][8] He said that working with manager Mark Hughes was the main attraction.[9] He scored on his debut for the club, an equalising goal in an eventual 3–2 loss away at Barrow on 6 August 2022.[10][11] By 8 September 2022 he had scored three goals in the past two games, but said that he aware that a first-team place was not guaranteed due to the size of the squad.[12] His goal against Walsall was nominated for the League Two goal of the month for September.[13]
Young played tennis as a youth, playing in national tournaments, but gave up the sport to pursue a football career.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2020–21[5] | League Two | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 33 | 8 |
| 2021–22[15] | League Two | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
| Total | 51 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 12 | ||
| Bradford City | 2022–23[11] | League Two | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Career total | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 74 | 16 | ||
Bradford City A.F.C. – current squad | |
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