- Neil Young (footballer born 1979)
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Neil Young Personal information Full name Neil Young Date of birth 14 August 1979 Place of birth Perth, Australia Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Perth Glory Number 20 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2008 Sorrento FC 203 (0) 2008–2009 Melbourne Knights 26 (0) 2009–2011 Newcastle Jets 9 (0) 2011– Perth Glory 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 13 November 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Neil Young is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for A-League club the Newcastle United Jets. Playing the majority of his career in the Football West State League with Sorrento FC Young had trials with Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County and Bournemouth FC in England before moving to Victoria to play for the Melbourne Knights in 2008.
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Club career
Newcastle Jets
Signed just prior to the beginning of the 2009/10 Hyundai A-League season as back-up to young Novocastrian shot-stopper Ben Kennedy, Young made his debut for the Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium on November 8, 2009 against North Queensland Fury after a Kennedy was forced out during the warm-up by a groin injury. Although rarely called upon due to the tightness of Newcastle's defence, Young enjoyed a solid debut performance and kept a clean sheet - something of a rarity for the Jets in recent times - in the 2-0 victory.[1][2]
Perth Glory
On February 28, 2011 he signed a two year contract with Hyundai A-League outfit Perth Glory[3]
Injury
In the Jets' clash against Gold Coast United on the 13th of January[4] Young was kicked in the face by Gold Coast striker Shane Smeltz when diving on a loose ball in the 18-yard box. This injury sidelined Young for the final four games of the regular season and an adverse reaction to medication meant the 30 year-old shot stopper missed the play-off final which Newcastle won 6-5 on penalties.[5] Young was left fighting for his life and remained in intensive care for more than 6 weeks, losing 20 kilograms (25% of his body weight) in the process.[6][7][8] Doctors had to remove his large intestine and he stopped producing white blood cells in addition to bone marrow failure.[9] Young is scheduled to return to action in early to mid-September 2010.[10]
References
- ^ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/turnaround-puts-jets-back-in-playoffs-mix/1671219.aspx#comments
- ^ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/neil-young-keeps-nerve-in-impressive-jets-debut/1671220.aspx
- ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1046587/Perth-snaps-up-Young Perth snaps up Young
- ^ http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_newsdisplay&id=31931&pageid=2773
- ^ http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_newsdisplay&id=32722&pageid=2773
- ^ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/jets-keeper-back-from-hell/1893148.aspx
- ^ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/young-leaving-nightmare-behind-after-long-road-to-recovery/1824082.aspx?src=rss
- ^ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/young-in-jets-thoughts-amid-phoenix-battle/1766900.aspx
- ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/129354,courage-of-deathdefying-jet-neil.aspx
- ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/172397,neil-op-success-after-nightmare.aspx
External links
Perth Glory FC – current squad 1 Vukovic · 2 Mitchell · 3 van den Brink · 4 Mehmet · 6 Coyne · 7 Burns · 8 Hughes · 9 Smeltz · 10 Miller · 11 Sikora · 12 Neville · 13 Dodd · 14 McGarry · 15 Amphlett · 16 Berger · 17 Howarth · 18 Makarounas · 19 Risdon · 20 Young · 21 Sterjovski · 22 Taggart · 23 Andrezinho · Coach: Ian Ferguson
Categories:- 1979 births
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian soccer players
- Living people
- Newcastle United Jets players
- Melbourne Knights players
- Perth Glory FC players
- A-League players
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