Kadan Young is a creative and skilful player who can play anywhere along the forward line. He signed a scholarship in July 2022 and has since featured regularly for the club's Under-21s.

His form for the Young Lions earned him a place on the bench for several Premier League games, while he was included in Villa's squad for a warm-weather training camp in Dubai in December 2022 during the winter break for the World Cup, at the age of just 16.

Young was included in the first team squad for the club's pre-season tour of America in July 2023, six months after penning his first professional contract. 

In September 2024, he put pen to paper on a new long-term deal with the club, and less than a week later, made his full senior debut against Wycombe Wanderers in the Carabao Cup, appearing again in the third round at home to Crystal Palace, and featuring regularly on the bench for Unai Emery's side.

February 2025 saw him move to Belgium and join Royal Antwerp on loan for the rest of the season, where he made a total of seven appearances, having turned out in Premier League 2, the Vertu Trophy and the UEFA Youth League for Villa's youngsters throughout the first half of the season. 

He has represented England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level, featuring in the Under-17 European Championships in summer 2023 and the Under-19 European Championships in the summer of 2025.