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Matthew Young

Matthew Young

Goalkeeper  at Salford City
Age19
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornNovember 24, 2006
at Salford City 304 days · joined 2025-07-24
Wonderkid
Market value €275k
Rating · 25/26 4.8 Average
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
21/22
debut season
0
goals / match
Salford City
top club · 34 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#1161
goals rank
#1163
assists rank
0
season goals
0
season assists

Among 1,246 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€275k
peak value · 2025
top transfer fee
best season
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
75Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
6Yellow cards
0Red cards
75Full matches (90′)
Full nameMatthew Young
Date of birth2006-11-24 (19 yrs)
Place of birth,
CitizenshipEngland
PositionGoalkeeper
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubSalford City
On loan from ↩ Sunderland AFC U21 parent contract: 2028-06-30
Joined2025-07-24
Contract expires2026-05-31
AgentCAA Base Ltd
May 2026
Transfer: Salford → Sunderland U21
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
Transfer: Sunderland U21 → Salford
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Salford City
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2025
Transfer: Salford → Sunderland U21
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
Transfer: Sunderland U21 → Salford
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Salford City
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Sunderland U18 → Sunderland U21
24/25 · Transfer
May 2024
Transfer: Darlington → Sunderland U18
23/24 · Return from loan
Feb 2024
Transfer: Sunderland U18 → Darlington
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U18, Darlington FC, Sunderland AFC U21
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sunderland AFC U18, Sunderland AFC U21
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Sunderland Yth. → Sunderland U18
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sunderland AFC U18
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €275k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 388 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
39
Clean sheets1 total · 1.00/90
11
6,705 min
Minutes played by club
Salford City 45.6%
Sunderland AFC 0.0%
Sunderland AFC U21 8.1%
Sunderland AFC U18 27.5%
Darlington FC 18.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Salford City 2 24/25 25/26 34 0 0 3,060
Sunderland AFC 1 23/24 23/24 0 0 0 0
Sunderland AFC U21 2 22/23 23/24 6 0 0 540
Sunderland AFC U18 3 21/22 23/24 21 0 0 1,845
Darlington FC 1 23/24 23/24 14 0 0 1,260

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€69K1€138K1€206K1€275K24/2525/2624/25 — €250K25/26 — €275KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

21/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

21/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 League Two Salford City 7 0 0 0 0 630
24/25 EFL Cup Salford City 1 0 0 0 0 90
24/25 EFL Trophy Salford City 3 0 0 1 0 270
24/25 FA Cup Salford City 3 0 0 0 0 270
24/25 League Two Salford City 20 0 0 1 0 1,800
23/24 Championship Sunderland AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Youth Cup Sunderland AFC U18 3 0 0 0 0 270
23/24 National League North Darlington FC 14 0 0 2 0 1,260
23/24 Premier League 2 Sunderland AFC U21 6 0 0 1 0 540
23/24 U18 Premier League Sunderland AFC U18 4 0 0 1 0 360
22/23 FA Youth Cup Sunderland AFC U18 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League 2 Sunderland AFC U21 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 U18 Premier League Sunderland AFC U18 14 0 0 0 0 1,215
21/22 U18 Premier League Sunderland AFC U18 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
22/23 2022-07-01 Sunderland Yth. Sunderland U18 Transfer 0
23/24 2024-02-16 Sunderland U18 Darlington Loan 0
23/24 2024-05-31 Darlington Sunderland U18 Return from loan 0
24/25 2024-07-01 Sunderland U18 Sunderland U21 Transfer 0
24/25 2024-07-18 Sunderland U21 Salford Loan 0
24/25 2025-05-31 Salford Sunderland U21 Return from loan 250000
25/26 2025-07-24 Sunderland U21 Salford Loan 275000
25/26 2026-05-31 Salford Sunderland U21 Return from loan 275000

No recorded injuries.

Current€275k
Peak€275k
Low€250k
Δ since start+€25k
€250k€256k€263k€269k€275k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 #13 1 0 former national player
Team #22907 1 0 recent national player
Team #21340 2 0 recent national player
Team #9565 0 0 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Jake Waters 2 0 923
Conor McAleny 2 0 751
Jon Taylor 2 0 581
Tyrese Fornah 2 0 0
Liam Shephard 2 0 0
Curtis Tilt 2 0 0
Luke Bell 2 0 0
Josh Robertson 2 0 0
Tom Lavery 2 0 0
Jenson Jones 2 0 0
Toby Lees 2 0 0
Scott Barrow 2 0 0
Henry Fieldson 2 0 0
Will Hatfield 2 0 0
Tom Platt 2 0 0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
25/26 2026-05-31 Salford Sunderland U21 Return from loan €275k
25/26 2025-07-24 Sunderland U21 Salford Loan €275k
24/25 2025-05-31 Salford Sunderland U21 Return from loan €250k
24/25 2024-07-18 Sunderland U21 Salford Loan
23/24 2024-05-31 Darlington Sunderland U18 Return from loan
23/24 2024-02-16 Sunderland U18 Darlington Loan

Last 50 matches for Salford City The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-12-29 GB4 Salford City 2–1 Fleetwood Town Available
2025-12-26 GB4 Salford City 4–1 Harrogate Town Available
2025-12-20 GB4 Barnet FC 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-12-13 GB4 Salford City 4–0 Colchester United Available
2025-12-09 GB4 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-11-29 GB4 Salford City 2–0 Crawley Town Available
2025-11-22 GB4 Bromley FC 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-11-15 GB4 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-11-08 GB4 Salford City 3–1 Cambridge United Available
2025-10-25 GB4 Gillingham FC 1–2 Salford City Available
2025-10-18 GB4 Salford City 1–0 Oldham Athletic Available
2025-10-11 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–0 Salford City Available
2025-10-04 GB4 Salford City 0–2 Grimsby Town Available
2025-09-27 GB4 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Salford City Available
2025-09-20 GB4 Salford City 3–2 Swindon Town Available
2025-09-13 GB4 Shrewsbury Town 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-09-06 GB4 Salford City 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Available
2025-08-29 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Cheltenham Town Available
2025-08-23 GB4 Walsall FC 1–0 Salford City Available
2025-08-19 GB4 Newport County 0–1 Salford City Available
2025-08-16 GB4 Salford City 2–1 Accrington Stanley Available
2025-08-09 GB4 Notts County 1–2 Salford City Available
2025-08-02 GB4 Salford City 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Available
2025-05-03 GB4 Carlisle United 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-04-26 GB4 Salford City 4–1 Colchester United Available
2025-04-21 GB4 Morecambe FC 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-04-18 GB4 Salford City 1–2 Accrington Stanley Available
2025-04-15 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Available
2025-04-11 GB4 Notts County 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-04-05 GB4 Salford City 2–2 Gillingham FC Available
2025-04-01 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–1 Salford City Available
2025-03-29 GB4 Bromley FC 2–3 Salford City Available
2025-03-15 GB4 Grimsby Town 0–1 Salford City Available
2025-03-11 GB4 Salford City 0–4 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-03-08 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Available
2025-03-04 GB4 Swindon Town 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-03-01 GB4 Salford City 1–2 Bradford City Available
2025-02-22 GB4 Port Vale FC 2–1 Salford City Available
2025-02-15 GB4 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Salford City Available
2025-02-08 GB4 Salford City 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Available
2025-02-04 GB4 Salford City 3–3 Bromley FC Available
2025-02-01 GB4 Walsall FC 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-01-28 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Newport County Available
2025-01-25 GB4 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Salford City Available
2025-01-18 GB4 Salford City 0–2 Fleetwood Town Available
2025-01-04 GB4 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Salford City Available
2025-01-01 GB4 Harrogate Town 0–2 Salford City Available
2024-12-29 GB4 Salford City 1–0 Morecambe FC Available
2024-12-26 GB4 Salford City 3–0 Barrow AFC Available
2024-12-21 GB4 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Salford City Available

Teams faced most often by Matthew Young's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Harrogate Town 7 4 2 1 14 7 +7 57%
Newport County 7 5 1 1 12 8 +4 71%
Grimsby Town 7 2 1 4 7 11 -4 29%
Doncaster Rovers 7 2 3 2 11 9 +2 29%
Colchester United 7 3 2 2 13 7 +6 43%
Walsall FC 7 2 1 4 8 11 -3 29%
Gillingham FC 7 2 1 4 8 10 -2 29%
Swindon Town 7 2 4 1 11 10 +1 29%
Tranmere Rovers 7 3 1 3 10 11 -1 43%
Crewe Alexandra 7 3 2 2 16 13 +3 43%
AFC Wimbledon 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 33%
Barrow AFC 6 2 4 0 11 6 +5 33%

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 27 2,430 2 0 0 0.07
23/24 27 2,430 4 0 0 0.15

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
25/26 7 630 1 14% 8 1.14
24/25 27 2,430 9 33% 35 1.3
23/24 27 2,430 9 33% 33 1.22
22/23 14 1,215 6 43% 12 0.89

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League Two
27 apps
0 G
0 A
National League North
14 apps
0 G
0 A
U18 Premier League
18 apps
0 G
0 A
Premier League 2
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Matthew Young

Who is Matthew Young?

Matthew Young is an England professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Salford City.

How old is Matthew Young?

Matthew Young is 19 years old. He was born on November 24, 2006.

What position does Matthew Young play?

Matthew Young plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Matthew Young play for?

Matthew Young currently plays for Salford City.

What is Matthew Young's market value?

Matthew Young's most recent reported market value is €275k.