Young grew up in
Whitlawburn,
Cambuslang and attended
Cathkin High School. He started his career with
Aberdeen where without winning any trophies, he played in numerous
UEFA Cup games including a tie against
Hertha Berlin. He also represented Scotland under 21s. and in a loss to the same opponents in the
2006 Scottish League Cup Final. He was then briefly at
St Johnstone before spending most of the
2006–07 season playing for
Partick Thistle. Like his first spell there, he again tasted UEFA competition against the likes of
Atlético Madrid. In July 2011, he signed for Icelandic club
Grindavík. After leaving Grindavik, Young was offered a contract until the end of 2011 by
Greenock Morton, but was unable to play against
Livingston due to a suspension that only was brought to light when Morton received international clearance from the
Icelandic FA. His signing was confirmed in November along with the loan signing of
Dominic Cervi. In January 2012, Young was offered a contract extension by
Allan Moore until the end of the season; the contract offer was accepted and signed on 6 January. Young was released by Morton at the end of the 2011–12 season due to difficulties travelling over from Aberdeen for training. Young signed for
Queen of the South during the 2012 summer transfer window. Young scored for Queen of the South in their 4–3
penalty shootout win against
Rangers at
Ibrox. and did the same when
Queens won the
2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final that season against Partick. Having already won the
2012–13 Scottish Second Division title by a large margin, this gave Young and his teammates a league and cup double. == Career statistics ==