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Luke Young

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Born
1979 (44 years old)

Birth Place

Harlow, England

Position
Defender

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Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight
76.64

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Soccer

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Luke Paul Young (born 19 July 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Young began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1997, before moving to Charlton Athletic in 2001, where he spent six seasons. He then had stints at Middlesbrough and Aston Villa before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 2011. He played 379 career league matches, and all but one of them in the Premier League. Young represented the England national team on seven occasions in 2005.

Young was born in Harlow, Essex, and has an older brother, Neil Young, who was also a professional footballer and most notably played for Bournemouth. During Neil's testimonial match, he captained the Bournemouth team and brother Luke captained the opponents Charlton Athletic. The final score was a 5–2 win for Charlton.

Luke's 17-year-old half-brother, Andre Young, was found dead on 12 August 2009 whilst on holiday in Malia, Crete, after sustaining head injuries. Young said at the time: "He was a tremendous and talented person and a diligent student and this is such a waste of a promising life." In November 2011, British authorities recorded an open verdict on the cause of death.

Luke's youngest brother, Jake Young, played for West Ham United's academy as a midfielder.