Matthew Young

Young's current-season form is up 92% on last season (Season 12→23), while his Rating climbed 33→39. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Salford City · 4th	47	14	30%	7.06	39	23
2024/25	Salford CityLoan · 8th	20	6	30%	6.87	33	12
2023/24	Darlington 1883Loan	14	0	0%	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Elite prospectGoalkeeper

M. Young is a 19-year-old goalkeeper at Salford City, rated 39 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 1st of 478 on scout potential in the League Two and 661st of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (96.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Young.

Judged on this season alone, Young graded 23 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 33 goalkeepers in the League Two, on 14 clean sheets across 47 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 23).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 4% of the 33 goalkeepers in the League Two. At 19 Young is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Young is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up

Current potentialTop 4% goalkeepers · League Two Current seasonTop 22% goalkeepers · League Two7th-best goalkeeper in the League Two1st in the League Two · potential1st-highest potential goalkeeper in the League Two661st-highest potential U-21 tracked

Ratingi

1st of 33 goalkeepers

23.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

96.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.02

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Salford City finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

30%

CS rate

96.6%

Minutes

14 clean sheets in 47 appearances (30% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39, Young carries the 1st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two (top 4%). A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %96.6%

Available fixtures49 of 49

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.021

Goal contribution / 900.021

Defensive actions / 900.021

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %42

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.042

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 19, Young sits on 3.4, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Young's projected Rating — 39 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots1—

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy42%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Fouls won9

Defending

Interceptions1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Huddersfield(on loan)2026/27 – now

Sunderland(back from loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Salford City(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Sunderland(back from loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Darlington 1883(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Sunderlanduntil 2023/24

About M. Young

Matthew Young is a 19-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Salford City, born on November 24, 2006, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England. Salford City currently sit 4th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, M. Young has made 47 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 4,260 minutes, averaging a 6.89 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two and the FA Cup.

When M. Young plays, Salford City's record this season is 27W-7D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.94 at home against 7.14 on the road.

Recent matches

May 25, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Notts County (90 minutes, 5.6 rating)
May 15, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Grimsby (120 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 10, 2026: 2-1 win away at Grimsby (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 2, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Crawley Town (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 23, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Bromley (90 minutes, 8.5 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-1 win away at Oldham (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Gillingham (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Crewe (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 3, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Notts County (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 28, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Milton Keynes Dons (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Young at 39 with a Season form score of 23.1, ranking 1st of 478 goalkeepers in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, M. Young has totalled 105 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 47 appearances for Salford City.

M. Young's career has also included time at Huddersfield, Sunderland and Darlington 1883.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Salford City finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points