Paul Young (footballer, born 1968)
{{Short description|Jamaican footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Young
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|4|11}}
| birth_place = Saint Catherine, Jamaica
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 1990–1992
| youthclubs1 = Syracuse University
| years1 = 1993
| years2 = 1994–1995
| years3 = 1996
| years4 = 1996
| years5 = 1996
| years6 = 1998
| years7 = 1998
| years8 = 1999
| years9 = 1999
| years10 = 1999
| clubs1 = Hazard United
| clubs2 = Charleston Battery
| clubs3 = Columbus Crew
| clubs4 = Rochester Rhinos
| clubs5 = South Carolina Shamrocks
| clubs6 = Charleston Battery
| clubs7 = Tampa Bay Mutiny
| clubs8 = Rochester Rhinos
| clubs9 = Hershey Wildcats
| clubs10 = Maryland Mania
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 46
| caps3 = 4
| caps4 = 4
| caps5 =
| caps6 = 7
| caps7 = 14
| caps8 = 10
| caps9 = 3
| caps10 = 2
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 48
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 =
| goals6 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 4
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1989–1997
| nationalteam1 = Jamaica
| nationalcaps1 = 49
| nationalgoals1 = 22
| manageryears1 = 2005–2007
| manageryears2 = 2008
| manageryears3 = 2009
| manageryears4 = 2010
| managerclubs1 = Portmore United
| managerclubs2 = Jamaica(asst. coach)
| managerclubs3 = Waterhouse
| managerclubs4 = August Town F.C.
}}
Paul Young (born 11 April 1968) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a forward in Major League Soccer, USISL and USL A-League. He also coached Portmore United, Waterhouse F.C. and August Town F.C. in the Jamaica National Premier League.
Player
=Youth=
Young attended Wolmer's Boys' School (High) where he excelled in football and academics. Young attended Syracuse University where he played soccer from 1990 to 1992. During his three seasons with the Orange Men, he scored 32 goals and was named as a 1992 second team All American.[http://www.suathletics.com/Pdfs/Soccer/msoccer/2008/8/21/08Media%20Guide33_64Master.pdf Syracuse Men’s Soccer]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1992 |title=1992 All Americans |access-date=11 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927085616/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1992 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}
=Professional=
In 1993, Young began his professional career with Hazard United which won the Jamaica National Premier League title. In 1994, he signed with the Charleston Battery of USISL. He scored 23 goals in 22 games and was named to the USISL All League team. In 1995, he exceeded his previous year's goals total with 25 goals in 24 games, again being named to the All League team. In February 1996, the Columbus Crew selected Young in the 13th round (121st overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played only four games for Columbus, spending much of the season with the Rochester Rhinos of the A-League and the South Carolina Shamrocks in the USISL. He was named to the USISL All League team.{{cite web|url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1996.html|title=The Year in American Soccer, 1996|accessdate=12 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805090457/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1996.html|archive-date=5 August 2009|url-status=dead}} The Battery released him at the end of the season. In 1998, he began the season with the Charleston Battery. After scoring three goals in seven games, he was called up by the Tampa Bay Mutiny On 19 June 1998.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110622111628/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/transactions/news/1998/06/19/transactions.html 19 June 1998 Sports Transactions] He played fourteen games for the Mutiny, but failed to score a goal. On 2 November 1998, the Mutiny waived Young.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E7D7133FF931A35752C1A96E958260&sec=&spon=|title=TRANSACTIONS|work=The New York Times |date=2 November 1998|accessdate=12 March 2016}} In 1999, he played for the Rochester Rhinos, Hershey Wildcats and Maryland Mania in the USL A-League.
=National team=
Young was a regular member of the Jamaica national football team during the 1990s. In 1997, he devoted himself to the national team as it qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. With 22 goals in his 49 appearances, he was also Jamaica's record goalscorer before being surpassed by Luton Shelton.
Coaching
At some point, Young became the head coach of Portmore United in Jamaica National Premier League. On 27 February 2007, Linval Dixon replaced Young as head coach.[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070227/sports/sports8.html Dixon replaces Young as Portmore United’s coach] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220201649/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070227/sports/sports8.html |date=20 February 2008 }} In 2007, Young was a coach of a GSA U-13 soccer team in Lilburn, Georgia. In January 2008, Young joined the Jamaica national team technical staff of Rene Simoes but left the staff in late 2008. He returned to coach Waterhouse F.C. from January until May 2009. After a six-month hiatus to coach under-11 and under-15 boys in Atlanta, Young returned to Jamaica as coach of August Town F.C. in late December 2009 through February 2010.
Career Statistics
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/50176/Paul_Young.html|title = Paul Young (Player)}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Jamaica | 1989 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 9 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 13 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 18 | 6 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 49 | 22 |
:Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Young goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Paul Young |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|18 June 1989}} |National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |{{fb|LCA}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |
| style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2 March 1994}} |rowspan="2"|Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Sint Maarten}} |style="text-align:center"|– |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-2 |rowspan="2"|1994 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|– |
| style="text-align:center"|4
|rowspan="4"|{{dts|4 March 1994}} |rowspan="4"|Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |rowspan="4"|{{fb|VGB}} |style="text-align:center"|– |rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|12-0 |rowspan="4"|1994 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|– |
| style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|– |
| style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|– |
| style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|27 September 1995}} |National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |{{fb|CRC}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|22 October 1995}} |Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |{{fb|CAY}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|5-1 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|10
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|3 December 1995}} |rowspan="2"|Yasco Sports Complex, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} |style="text-align:center"|– |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|– |
| style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|24 April 1996}} |National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |{{fb|BAR}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|27 August 1996}} |Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |{{fb|Guatemala}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |Friendly |{{cite web|title=Guatemala v Jamaica, 27 August 1996 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/guatemala-v-jamaica-27-august-1996-247321/|access-date=16 April 2024}} |
| style="text-align:center"|14
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|23 September 1996}} |rowspan="2"|Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Gernadines |rowspan="2"|{{fb|VIN}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|{{cite web|title=Saint Vincent & Grenadines vs. Jamaica |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26929/Saint_Vincent_Grenadines_Jamaica.html|access-date=16 April 2024}} |
| style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|2-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|10 November 1996}} |National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |{{fb|VIN}} |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |style="text-align:center"|5-0 |1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |{{cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26931/Jamaica_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|access-date=16 April 2024}} |
| style="text-align:center"|17
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|4 May 1997}} |rowspan="3"|Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Aruba}} |style="text-align:center"|– |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6-0 |rowspan="3"|1997 Caribbean Cup qualification |rowspan="3"|{{cite web|title=Aruba vs. Jamaica |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26104/Aruba_Jamaica.html|access-date=16 April 2024}} |
| style="text-align:center"|18
|style="text-align:center"|– |
| style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|– |
| style="text-align:center"|20
|{{dts|13 July 1997}} |Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |{{fb|GRN}} |style="text-align:center"|4-1 |style="text-align:center"|4-1 |1997 Caribbean Cup |{{cite web|title=Grenada vs. Jamaica |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26109/Grenada_Jamaica.html|access-date=16 April 2024}} |
| style="text-align:center"|21
|{{dts|31 August 1997}} |National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |{{fb|TRI}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|6-1 |Friendly |{{cite web|title=Jamaica vs. Trinidad & Tobago |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25783/Jamaica_Trinidad_Tobago.html|access-date=16 April 2024}} |
| style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|26 October 1997}} |Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |Friendly |{{cite web|title=Antigua and Barbuda vs. Jamaica |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26113/Antigua_And_Barbuda_Jamaica.html|access-date=16 April 2024}} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080316204020/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=112 Charleston Battery stats]
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Category:Men's association football forwards