Jake Young

Jake Young of St Mirren was born in Huddersfield, England on 22 July 2001 (age 25).

Jake Young is an English striker, born on 22 July 2001 (age 25), currently with St Mirren, where he wears squad number 20. His market value is around £191,000, according to Transfermarkt.

His clearest league return came at Bradford City in 2022-23, when he scored twice in seven league appearances. That remains the most productive league season on the record here, which tells its own modest story.

At St Mirren in 2026-27, Young has made two league appearances, three Scottish Cup appearances with one goal, and one Premiership play-off appearance. Across all competitions for the Paisley club, he has six appearances and one goal.

Young’s career so far has been that of a working striker looking to turn spells and minutes into something more settled, with Bradford City and St Mirren the main reference points in the available record.

📈 Key stats and insights

Jake Young has made 2 Premiership appearances this season, both from the bench

Jake Young has scored 1 goal in 3 Scottish Cup appearances this season

Jake Young joined St Mirren on 2026-01-16 from Stevenage for an undisclosed fee

Jake Young has a market value of €225k

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Striker
Primary Position: Forward
Position

Jake Young

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1.86m (6ft 1in)
Height: 20
Squad Number: 77kg (12st 1lb)
Weight: 22 July 2001 (age 25)
Date of Birth: Huddersfield
Birthplace: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Country of Birth: St Mirren
Team: £191,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: St Mirren
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 2
Starting: -
Substitute: 2
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: St Mirren
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 75%
Goals: 1
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: St Mirren
Prem. Play-offs 2025 - 2026
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 50%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

In the 2026–27 season Young has made two Premiership appearances, both from the bench, and has scored once across three Scottish Cup appearances – the usage pattern points to a squad striker role who is deployed mainly as a substitute and in cup ties.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Mirren
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: St Mirren
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: 2

Team: Barrow
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 8
Goals: -

Team: Bradford City
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 7
Goals: 2

Young had spells with Barrow, Swindon Town, Bradford City and Stevenage before joining St Mirren; his career features multiple loan moves in 2023–24 and intermittent goal returns, with two-goal returns recorded in the 2022–23 and 2025–26 campaigns.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Mirren
16 January 2026
From: Stevenage
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Stevenage
30 August 2024
From: Bradford City
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Bradford City
2 January 2024
From: Swindon Town
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Swindon Town
2 August 2023
From: Bradford City
Type: Loan

Team: Bradford City
1 June 2023
From: Barrow
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Barrow
14 January 2023
From: Bradford City
Type: Loan

Team: Bradford City
1 July 2022
From: Forest Green Rovers
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Forest Green Rovers
16 July 2020
From: Sheffield United
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Sheffield United
2 January 2019
Type: Trainee

Young transferred from Stevenage to St Mirren on 2026-01-16 for an undisclosed fee; earlier moves include a permanent switch to Stevenage on 2024-08-30 (undisclosed) and a sequence of loans involving Swindon Town, Bradford City and Barrow, indicating a pathway built on temporary moves before recent permanent transfers.

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