Layla Young

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Layla Young
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Layla Young in 2012
Personal information
Full name Layla Young
Date of birth (1979-01-29) 29 January 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2000 Brighton & Hove Albion
2000 University of Kansas 12 (0)
2001 Fulham
2001–2002 Brighton & Hove Albion
2002–2004 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2004–2005 Leeds United
0000–2012 Lewes
International career‡
2000 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.

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]

International career

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. [4]

She was allotted 136 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international [5] [6] .

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References

  1. ↑ "READ UP ON TONIGHT'S ENGLAND STARS". Norwich City F.C. 23 July 2002. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sports Round-up". Crawley News. 7 July 1999. p. 111.
  3. ↑ "Joining Albion can help Layla's England bid". The Argus . Brighton. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "England learn lessons in defeat". The Football Association. 5 August 2000. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Association, The Football. "England squad named for World Cup". https://www.englandfootball.com . Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.


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