Jamie Young
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 Young playing for Aldershot Town in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Iain Young | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dandenong Thunder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | 39 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Aldershot Town | 124 | (0) |
| 2013 | Basingstoke Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Whitehawk | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Hayes & Yeading United | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 144 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Western United | 56 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Melbourne City | 28 | (0) |
| 2025– | Dandenong Thunder | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2025 | |||
Jamie Iain Young (born 25 August 1985) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Australia, he was a youth international for England.
Young was born in Brisbane, Australia, and is of Sri Lankan and Scottish descent.[2]
Young possesses a Bachelor in Exercise and Sport Science, with Young writing his dissertation on human genomic research in professional football.[3] He had previously spent a number of years combining university studies with football commitments, and had temporarily placed his university studies on hold in July 2016 in order to focus on his football.[4] Young is currently studying a PhD at the University of Queensland on the psychology of sports coaching, with a specific focus on the coach-athlete relationship in Australian football.[5][6]
Young is an ambassador for the Multicultural Development Association, which helps refugees and migrants settle in Queensland.[7]
