Nathan Young-Coombes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Jay Young-Coombes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carshalton Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2017–2019 | Chelsea | ||
| 2019–2021 | Rangers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2025 | Wealdstone | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Carshalton Athletic | 9 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U15 | 6 | (2) |
| 2018 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:35, 29 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Nathan Jay Young-Coombes (born 15 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic.
Young-Coombes is a product of the Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Rangers academies and began his professional career with Brentford in 2021. Though he managed one Premier League appearance, he was confined to B team football until his release in 2024. After a year out of football, Young-Coombes resumed his career in non-League football. He was capped by England at youth level.
Early years
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]
Brentford
On 9 June 2021, Young-Coombes signed a three-year contract, with an option of a further year, with the B team at 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]
On 29 July 2022, Young-Coombes joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan.[16] During an injury-affected spell that was ended early on 20 January 2023,[17][18][19] he made 13 appearances and scored three goals.[20] Young-Coombes returned to match play with the B team on 20 March 2023.[21] He made two appearances during the latter stages of the team's 2022–23 Premier League Cup campaign and scored in the 2–0 Final victory over Blackburn Rovers.[11][22]
Young-Coombes made a second-half substitute appearance during Brentford's opening 2023–24 first team pre-season friendly.[23] An ankle injury saw Young-Coombes miss nearly four mid-season months and he failed to win a call into a first team matchday squad during the 2023–24 season.[11][24] Young-Coombes was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2023–24 season.[25]
Non-League football
After remaining a free agent during the 2024–25 season, Young-Coombes signed a short-term contract with National League club Wealdstone on 7 August 2025.[26] He made six appearances before his contract was reported to have expired on 28 November 2025.[11][27] On 6 March 2026, Young-Coombes transferred to Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic.[28] His five goals in 9 appearances helped the club narrowly avoid relegation.[29][30]
International career
Personal life
Young-Coombes attended Woodcote High School and Strathallan School.[4][34]