Luke Paul Young (born 19 July 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Young began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1997, before moving to Charlton Athletic in 2001, where he spent six seasons. He then had stints at Middlesbrough and Aston Villa before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 2011. He played 379 career league matches, and all but one of them in the Premier League. Young represented the English national team on seven occasions in 2005.