Layla Young
 Layla Young in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Layla Young | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Henfield FC | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | University of Kansas | 12 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | New Hampshire Lady Phantoms | ||
| 2001 | Fulham | ||
| 2001–2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2002–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2004–2005 | Leeds United | ||
| –2012 | Lewes | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000 | England | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:13, 29 July 2011 (UTC) | |||
Layla Young (born 29 January 1979)[1] is an English former footballer. She most recently played as a goalkeeper for Lewes, having previously played at the top level for Fulham, Doncaster Belles and Leeds United. She also played at full international level for England.
Club career
[edit]Originally from Bewbush in Crawley, Young represented Brighton & Hove Albion while still a student at Durham University, flying home every weekend to play with Albion.[2] She later played for the University of Kansas in the USA.[3]
In 1999 Young played for New Hampshire Lady Phantoms of the USL W-League under English coach Julie Hemsley, and was named team MVP.[4]
International career
[edit]Young represented England, playing once at international level. She made her senior debut in August 2000, in a 1–0 friendly defeat to France, before 50,000 spectators at Stade Vélodrome.[5]
She was allotted 136 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "READ UP ON TONIGHT'S ENGLAND STARS". Norwich City F.C. 23 July 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sports Round-up". Crawley News. 7 July 1999. p. 111.
- ↑ "Joining Albion can help Layla's England bid". The Argus. Brighton. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Attention Focused On 2000 W-League Season". usisl.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 10 June 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ "England learn lessons in defeat". The Football Association. 5 August 2000. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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