Neil Young is a football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 goalkeeper who currently plays for A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 club the Newcastle United Jets

Newcastle United Jets

Newcastle United Jets Football Club is a professional football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the A-League and plays its home games at Ausgrid Stadium . The Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the 1–0 in the 2007–08 Grand Final...

. Playing the majority of his career in the Football West State League with Sorrento FC

Sorrento FC

Sorrento Football Club is a Western Australian football club based in the northern Perth suburb Duncraig. They play in the Premier Division of the Football West State League.The club was founded in 1972....

 Young had trials with Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County and Bournemouth FC in England

England

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 before moving to Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 to play for the Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League...

 in 2008.

Newcastle Jets

Signed just prior to the beginning of the 2009/10 Hyundai A-League season as back-up to young Novocastrian shot-stopper Ben Kennedy

Ben Kennedy (goalkeeper)

Ben Kennedy is a football goalkeeper who plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the A-League.-Biography:...

, Young made his debut for the Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium

EnergyAustralia Stadium

Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region...

 on November 8, 2009 against North Queensland Fury after a Kennedy was forced out during the warm-up by a groin injury. Although rarely called upon due to the tightness of Newcastle's defence, Young enjoyed a solid debut performance and kept a clean sheet - something of a rarity for the Jets in recent times - in the 2-0 victory.

Perth Glory

On February 28, 2011 he signed a two year contract with Hyundai A-League outfit Perth Glory

Injury

In the Jets' clash against Gold Coast United on the 13th of January Young was kicked in the face by Gold Coast striker Shane Smeltz when diving on a loose ball in the 18-yard box. This injury sidelined Young for the final four games of the regular season and an adverse reaction to medication meant the 30 year-old shot stopper missed the play-off final which Newcastle won 6-5 on penalties. Young was left fighting for his life and remained in intensive care for more than 6 weeks, losing 20 kilograms (25% of his body weight) in the process. Doctors had to remove his large intestine and he stopped producing white blood cells in addition to bone marrow failure. Young is scheduled to return to action in early to mid-September 2010.

External links

• Newcastle Jets profile
• Who Is Neil Young? - FourFourTwo (Australia)
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