Nathan Jay Young-Coombes (born 15 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon, on loan from Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Rangers academies and was capped by England at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Jay Young-Coombes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Brentford) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2017–2019 | Chelsea | ||
| 2019–2021 | Rangers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
| England U16 | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:15, 20 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
A forward, Young-Coombes joined the Crystal Palace Academy at the age of seven.[4] He moved on to the Chelsea Academy in 2017 and to the Rangers Academy in February 2019.[5][6] During nearly 2+1⁄2 years at Auchenhowie, Young-Coombes won the 2019 Al Kass International Cup and 2018–19 Scottish Youth Cup with the youth teams and progressed into the B team.[7][8][9] He was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2020–21 season.[10]
On 9 June 2021, Young-Coombes signed a three-year contract, with an option of a further year, with the B team at newly-promoted Premier League club Brentford.[9] He transferred for an undisclosed fee, with the contract effective 1 July 2021.[9] Prolific goalscoring for the B team saw Young-Coombes called into the first team squad during the 2021–22 season and he remained an unused substitute during eight matches,[11][12] before finally making his senior debut as a late substitute for Mathias Jensen after 87 minutes of a 3–0 Premier League win over Southampton on 7 May 2022.[13] He was a part of the B team's 2021–22 London Senior Cup-winning squad and his 34 B team goals were recognised with the Brentford B Player of the Year award.[14][15] In July 2022, Young-Coombes departed on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[16]
On 29 July 2022, Young-Coombes joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan.[16] Beginning the 2022–23 season in a substitute role,[11] Young-Coombes scored the first senior goals of his career with three in as many matches in mid-August 2022.[17] A knee injury suffered during a 2–0 defeat to Northampton Town on 13 September 2022 ended Young-Coombes' run in the team.[18]
Young-Coombes was capped by England at U15, U16 and U17 level.[19][11]
Young-Coombes attended Woodcote High School and Strathallan School.[4][20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers U20 | 2019–20[21] | ― | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Brentford | 2021–22[13] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23[17] | League Two | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Career total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
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