 He played for Cambridge, Northampton, Leyton Orient, Bury, Stafford Rangers, and other clubs.As a Cambridge player, Youngs was the club's top scorer for two consecutive seasons, 2000 to 2002, netting in 26 goals.In 2011, while playing for Mildenhall Town, Youngs was forced to retire from active play following a serious hip injury that he suffered during a game against Wisbech Town, which Mildenhall went on to win 9–0.