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.
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. 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. He played fourteen games for the Mutiny, but failed to score a goal. On 2 November 1998, the Mutiny waived Young. 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==