Killian Young

{{Short description|Kerry Gaelic footballer}}

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{{Infobox Gaelic games player

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|name = Killian Young

|irish = Cillian de Shiún

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|occupation = Bank Manager

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|4|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Reenard, Ireland

|height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|sport = Gaelic football

|code = Football

|county = Kerry

|province = Munster

|club = Renard

|clyears = 1995–

|clposition = Centre back

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|counties = Kerry

|icyears = 2006–2019

|icposition = Left half back

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Killian Young (born 4 January 1987 in Tralee) is an Irish sportsman. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Renard, contests the County Championship with divisional side South Kerry, and was a member of the Kerry senior football team from 2006 to 2019.

Having appeared for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, Young made his Kerry senior championship debut in 2006, breaking into the team in 2007. He filled the number 7 jersey when Aidan O'Mahony moved to centre-back to replace Séamus Moynihan. Young played there in the National Football League and retained his place for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He was a member of the Kerry team that won Munster and then the All-Ireland that year, and won Young Player of the Year. He captained Kerry to the 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.Kerry 2-12 Kildare 0-11. RTÉ Sports TV story, found at {{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0503/kerry_kildare.html |title=RTÉ Sport: Kerry 2-12 Kildare 0-11 |website=RTÉ.ie |access-date=2008-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506124310/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0503/kerry_kildare.html |archive-date=2008-05-06 }}. Accessed 24 May 2008. He won another senior All-Ireland in 2009 when Kerry overcame old rivals Cork in the final. In 2010, he captained Kerry to the McGrath Cup, overcoming UCC in the final.