Matty Young

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Matty Young

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Young
Date of birth	25 October 1985 (1985-10-25) (age 26)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Harrogate Town
Youth career
2001–2005	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2008	Huddersfield Town	39	(2)
2008–2009	Harrogate Town	34	(3)
2009–2010	Farsley Celtic	??	(?)
2010	Guiseley	??	(?)
2010	Ossett Town	14	(2)
2010–	Worksop Town	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:49, 4 July 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Matthew "Matty" Young (born 25 October 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a semi-professional football midfielder currently playing for Evo-Stik Premier Division side Worksop Town. He began his career at Huddersfield Town in League One.

Career

Huddersfield Town

Young progressed through the youth ranks at Huddersfield Town to make his debut in the 3-1 win over Walsall in October 2005. He made another two appearances this season, as the Terriers finished in a Play-Off spot. He made a bigger impact upon the first team in the following season, making twenty-nine appearances and scoring twice. His first goal for the club was the equalizing goal in Huddersfield's 1–1 draw against Chesterfield at the Galpharm Stadium on 27 January 2007.

His first away goal for the club was a scant consolation goal in the humiliating 5-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 3 March. The humiliating defeat was to be the end of manager Peter Jackson's second spell in charge of the Terriers.

The 2007-08 season didn't bring much joy to Young. He missed most of the season due to injury and when Andy Ritchie tried to send him out on loan to either Chesterfield or Farsley Celtic, injury ruled him out again. He had a trial at Football League Two side Rotherham United in April 2008.

Non-League in West Yorkshire

Young spent the next two years at several clubs in West Yorkshire including Harrogate Town, Farsley Celtic, Guiseley and Ossett Town. He was part of Farsley's final squad before they filed for bankruptcy in the 2009/2010 season but ended the year on a high, winning promotion to the Conference North through the Play-Offs with Guiseley.

Worksop Town

In October 2010, Young left Ossett Town and headed south to Nottinghamshire to sign for divisional rivals Worksop Town, managed by his former Huddersfield Town team mate Martin McIntosh. He made his debut for the Tigers after coming off the bench to replace Chris Bettney in a disappointing 1-1 draw away to Evo-Stik League Division One South side Market Drayton Town in the FA Trophy.

Young scored on his league debut against Matlock Town.

External links

Matty Young career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Young, Matthew
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Date of birth	25 October 1985
Place of birth	Leeds, England
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