| Neil Young | |
| Fullname: | Neil Anthony Young[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Harlow, England |
| Youthyears1: | ?–1991 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Years1: | 1991–1994 |
| Clubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1994–2008 |
| Clubs2: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Caps2: | 430 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Clubs3: | → Weymouth (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Cumberland United |
| Caps4: | 48 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 481 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
Neil Anthony Young (born 31 August 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is an older brother of footballer Luke Young.
Young was born in Harlow. He played over 400 league games for AFC Bournemouth, some as captain, after joining in 1994 from Tottenham Hotspur. He played primarily at right-back although played at centre-back in the latter part of his Bournemouth career. Young was considered an attacking full back who would often support the right winger. He received a testimonial in 2005 against his brother's Charlton Athletic side.
On 2 November 2007, he signed a one-month loan deal at Weymouth, linking up with former Bournemouth teammate Jason Tindall.[2] He had his loan extended to a second month, although he was recalled by Bournemouth soon after.[3]
At the end of the 2007–08 season he left England and moved to Australia[4] after over 14 years' service for the club. In 2009, he signed with South Australian Premier League club Cumberland United.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 1994–95 | Division Two | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |||
| 1998–99 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| 1999–2000 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | Division Three | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Division Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | League One | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 431 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 3 | |||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2007–08 | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 434 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 3 | |||