Tyler Young (footballer)

Tyler Young

Personal information
Full name	Tyler Jay Young
Date of birth	(2006-06-04) 4 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Stevenage, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Peterborough United
Number	38
Youth career
	Arsenal
	Milton Keynes Dons
0000–2024	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Peterborough United	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 12 October 2024

Tyler Jay Young (born 4 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough United.[1]

Early life

Young is the son of Ashley Young. In 2014, at the age of seven, he joined the football academy at Premier League club Arsenal.[2][3] He later spent time in the academies of Milton Keynes Dons and Queens Park Rangers.[4]

Club career

After leaving Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2024, Young joined League One side Peterborough United on a one-year contract after a brief trial.[5] He made his debut for Peterborough on 8 October 2024 in the EFL Trophy against Stevenage, in a 2-0 win.[6][7]

Personal life

He is the son of professional footballer Ashley Young.[8][9] He is of Jamaican descent through his father.[10]

References

1. "Tyler Young". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
2. "Ashley Young's Son, Tyler, Signs For Arsenal". Huffington Post. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
3. Ackerman, Nick (7 April 2014). "Arsenal Transfer News: Ashley Young's Son, Tyler, Joins Gunners". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
4. "Tyler Young Peterborough United". Peterborough United. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
5. Swann, Alan (9 August 2024). "Peterborough United confirm Under 21 deals for trialist midfielders". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
6. Vegas, Paul (11 October 2024). "SON OF A GUN YOUNG MAKES WINNING PETERBOROUGH DEBUT AFTER ARSENAL RELEASE". Tribal Football. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
7. Swann, Alan (9 October 2024). "Peterborough United teenager tried to treat his professional debut as 'just another game'". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
8. Sherlock, Harry (11 Oct 2024). "Ex-Man Utd star's son, 18, makes his professional debut with father still in the Premier League". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
9. "Ashley Young's nine-year-old son signs for Arsenal". TNT Sports. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
10. Taylor, Daniel (16 October 2009). "Ashley Young: 'I knew I had to fight to prove them wrong'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

External links

• Tyler Young at Soccerway