Darren Young (New Zealand footballer)

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}

{{other people|Darren Young}}

{{distinguish|Darin Young}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Darren Young

| image =

| fullname = Darren Young

| height = 1.82 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|2|28}}

| birth_place = Whitehaven, United Kingdom

| currentclub =

| position = Right back / Left back

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1999 | years2 = 1999–2002 | years3 = 2002–2004 | years4 = 2002–2004 | years5 = 2003 | years6 = 2004 | years7 = 2005 | years8 = 2006 | years9 = 2007–2009 | years10 =2010 | years11 =2011

| clubs1 = Waitakere City | clubs2 = Barnsley | clubs3 = Football Kingz{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/Y/Y.html|title=Australian Player Database - Y}} | clubs4 = → Waitakere City (loan) | clubs5 = Auckland City | clubs6 = Barnsley | clubs7 = Limerick | clubs8 = Waterford United | clubs9 =Athlone Town | clubs10 = Mervue United | clubs11 = Athlone Town

| caps1 =36 | goals1 = | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 =15 | goals3 = | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 2 | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 1 | caps8 = 33 | goals8 = 0 | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 3 | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 0 | caps11 = 4 | goals11 =

| nationalyears1=2001

| nationalteam1=New Zealand U-20

| nationalcaps1= 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Darren Young (born 28 February 1981) is a New Zealand football defender, A retired footballer, With clubs that included Barnsley (UK), Football Kings (Australian Prem League) Waterford United and Athlone Town (League of Ireland)Irish club Athlone Town. He has represented New Zealand at under-20level.

Darren Young started his senior career as a 17yr old playing for Waitakere City, in this season he became you youngest player to play in the Chatham Cup final since 1972.{{Cite web |url=http://www.athlonetownfc.ie/blog/index.php?page_id=64 |title=Athlone Town FC - Darren Young |access-date=21 August 2008 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215113057/https://iwca-swca.org/ |url-status=dead }} He also represented New Zealand at under-20 level.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-01.html|title=Oceania U-20 World Cup 2001 Qualifiers}}