Magnificent Young set to reach ton!

Magnificent Young set to reach ton!

Magnificent Young set to reach ton!

Evergreen striker Grant Young is set create history this Sunday 9 November 2008 for Auckland City FC against Otago United in the first round of the 2008/09 New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC).

 

The match, if he takes to the field, will mark his 100th appearance for the club.

 

Since his debut, on 15 October 2004 against Hawkes Bay United, on the opening day of the inaugural NZFC season, Young has amassed 99 NZFC, O-League & FIFA Club World Cup appearances for City, scoring 55 goals.

 

He is also set to become the first player in New Zealand to reach the 100-game milestone for a franchise club since the advent of the NZFC competition in 2004.

 

 

FULL NAME:

Grant Young

 

 

 

 

NICKNAME:

Youngy

 

 

 

 

 

SHIRT NUMBER:

10

 

 

 

 

 

DATE OF BIRTH:

3 March 1971

 

 

 

 

PLACE OF BIRTH:

CITY -

Cape Town

 

 

COUNTRY -

South Africa

 

 

HEIGHT:

1.78

m

 

 

 

 

WEIGHT:

77

kgs

 

 

 

 

POSITION:

Forward

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONALITY:

South Africa

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL CLUBS

PLAYED FOR:

Hellenic (South Africa), Ghent (Belgium)

 

 

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

1 full cap for South Africa

 

 

 

HONOURS:

NZFC Champions 2004/05, 2005/06 & 2006/07

 

FIFA Club World Cup 2006, Oceania Champions 2006

 

NZFC Player of the Year 2004/05 & 2005/06

NZFC Golden Boot 2004/05

 

 

 

ACFC Player of the Year 2007/08

 

 

ACFC Supporters Player of the Year 2005/06 & 2006/07

ACFC Players Player of the Year 2004/05

 

 

ACFC Golden Boot 2004/05, 2006/07 & 2007/08

 

Chatham Cup Winner 2007, Northern Premier League Champions 2004 & 2008

MOST MEMORABLE

FOOTBALL MATCH YOU

PLAYED IN:

Playing for my country against Australia and for Auckland City

at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan against Al Ahly and Jeonbuk Hyandai Motors

 

 

 

 

FAVOURITE PLAYER:

OVERSEAS -

Ronaldo

 

 

 

LOCAL -

Keryn Jordan & Ben Sigmund

 

TOUGHEST OPPONENT FACED:

 There have been quite a few over the years

 

BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON

YOUR CAREER:

The legendary former English International John "Budgie" Byrne

and my wife

 

 

 

 

BEST GOAL SCORED:

For Auckland City FC vs Sydney FC at the 2005 Oceania Club

Chamionships in Tahiti: Left foot into the top corner of the net after Paul Urlovic had played it over my shoulder.