Luke Woodland
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Zantua Woodland[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 July 1995||
Place of birth | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2013 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2015 | Chester | 1 | (0) |
2016 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | (0) |
2016 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | York City | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Ceres–Negros | ||
2018 | Suphanburi | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Kuala Lumpur | 16 | (2) |
2020– | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
2012 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Philippines | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:11, 19 November 2019 (UTC) |
Luke Zantua Woodland (born 21 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.
Woodland started his career with Bolton Wanderers. He represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels and has played for the Philippines national team since 2015.
Early and personal life
Woodland was born in Abu Dhabi[2] to an English father and a Filipino mother.[4] The family moved to Liverpool when Woodland was two years old.[4]
Club career
Bolton Wanderers
Woodland joined Bolton Wanderers in their youth system at the age of eight.[citation needed] He progressed through the ranks, earning Player of the Year on two occasions.[citation needed] Woodland was given a football scholarship aged 15 and a two-year professional contract at 17 years old in April 2013.[5]
Oldham Athletic
Woodland joined League One club Oldham Athletic on 13 March 2015 on a one-month loan.[6] He made his debut the following day, playing the whole match in a 3–1 home defeat against Barnsley.[7] His fourth appearance for Oldham, at home to Rochdale on 24 March 2015, saw him earn the man of the match award.[8] After extending his loan spell until the end of the 2014–15 season,[9] the club was interested in signing permanently.[10]
After his loan spell at Oldham came to an end, Woodland was released by Bolton, ending his 12-year association with the club.[11] After leaving Bolton, Woodland went on trial at Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls.[12]
Chester and Bradford Park Avenue
Woodland signed for National League club Chester on 30 October 2015 on non-contract terms.[13] Woodland made his debut on 21 November 2015, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for John Rooney in the 75th minute of a 2–1 home loss against Woking.[14] After making one appearance, Woodland was released by the club in December 2015.[15]
On 25 March 2016, Woodland signed for National League North club Bradford Park Avenue.[16] Woodland made his debut in a 3–0 away loss against Boston United on 9 April 2016[17] and went on to make seven appearance for the club.[18]
Return to Oldham Athletic and York City
Woodland re-joined Oldham Athletic for the second time on 11 July 2016, signing a six-month contract until December.[19] He made his debut on 20 August 2016 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win over Bury.[20]
Woodland was permitted to play for the reserve team of National League club York City, playing in a 3–0 victory at home to Mansfield Town.[21] His release from Oldham was announced on 25 November 2016,[22] and on the same say he signed for York[23] on a contract until January 2017.[24] Woodland made his debut the following day, starting their 3–0 away defeat to Bromley.[25] However, he was dropped after this match, although manager Gary Mills affirmed that Woodland was still in his plans, saying: "Some people judge players on their first game, but I know Luke's a good player".[26] On 5 January 2017, he extended his contract until the end of 2016–17.[27] Having made three appearances,[18] Woodland left York by mutual consent on 7 February 2017.[28]
Ceres–Negros, Suphanburi and Kuala Lumpur
Woodland signed for Philippines Football League club Ceres–Negros in February 2017.[18][29] He left the club after deciding to not renew his contract after the 2017 season.[30] He later signed for Thai League 1 club Suphanburi.[31]
Woodland signed for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur on 18 February 2019.[32] They dropped injured defender Achmad Jufriyanto in place of Woodland.[33]
International career
Between 2010 and 2012, Woodland was selected for England at youth level, playing 11 matches for the under-16, under-17 and under-18 teams.[34]
In March 2015, the Philippine Football Federation invited him to join the Philippines national team training camp.[35] However, he did not attend due to club commitments.[citation needed] Two months later, he was named in the Philippines' 23-man squad for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain and Yemen on 11 and 16 June respectively.[36] Woodland missed the match against Bahrain due to delays in gaining international clearance,[37] but made his debut against Yemen on 16 June 2015.[38]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 July 2019
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2013–14[39] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[7] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2014–15[7] | League One | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Chester | 2015–16[40] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Bradford Park Avenue | 2015–16[18] | National League North | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Oldham Athletic | 2016–17[20] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
York City | 2016–17[18] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Ceres–Negros | 2017[18] | Philippines Football League | 1 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Suphanburi | 2018[18] | Thai League 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Kuala Lumpur | 2019[18] | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
Career total | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
- ^ Includes Singapore Cup
- ^ Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
International
- As of match played 16 January 2019[41]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Philippines | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | |
2017 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 |
References
- ^ "[2016 AFF Suzuki Cup] Final Round Group Competition Group A: Final registration of officials and players: Team: Philippines" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. p. 1. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Luke Woodland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Luke Woodland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b Williams, Paul (3 September 2016). "Merry bunch of nomads doing Philippine football proud". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Pye, David (4 April 2013). "Youth coach Lee hails Whites academy after trio get deals". The Bolton News. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic: Mat Sadler and Luke Woodland join on loan". BBC Sport. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Loan watch: Luke Woodland named Oldham's Man-of-the-Match". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Woodland extends loan until end of season". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Chambers, Matthew (16 April 2015). "Permanent move for Luke?". Oldham Evening Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers announce retained list". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Fido, Austin; Townsend, Lester (30 August 2015). "Report: Philippines international and Ex-Bolton player Luke Woodland on trial with New York Red Bull". Once a Metro. Vox Media. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Triggs, David (30 October 2015). "Chester FC complete double swoop to sign Ben Gordon and Luke Woodland". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Match report: Chester FC 1 Woking 2". Chester F.C. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Green, Jim (5 January 2016). "Chester FC: Ben Gordon released without making league appearance". Chester Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Avenue make more signings". National League. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Match report: Boston United 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue)". Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "L. Woodland: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Signing: Woodland returns on short-term deal". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (25 November 2016). "Philippines international midfielder Luke Woodland joins York City after release from Oldham". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Luke Woodland departs". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Cope, Niall (25 November 2016). "Woodland joins the Minstermen". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.
- ^ Cope, Niall (5 January 2017). "Woodland extends City deal". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017.
- ^ Flett, Dave (26 November 2016). "York City boss Gary Mills confesses club's lowly position is hindering recruitment plans". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (8 December 2016). ""Wear your shirts and scarves with pride," – York City boss Gary Mills issues FA Trophy rally cry". The Press. York. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Flett, Dave (5 January 2017). "York City boss Gary Mills asks fans to give Vadaine Oliver a "second chance" but Richard Brodie is told he can leave". The Press. York. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Cope, Niall (7 February 2017). "Woodland leaves". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017.
- ^ Gayares, Ivan (31 March 2017). "Aristorenas, Woodland, and Nazari complete first quarter signings". Ceres Negros FC. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Ceres Negros FC loses 4 more players". Panay News. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "อดีตยช.ทีมชาติอังกฤษ! วูดแลนด์สมหวังซบ "สุพรรณ" โควต้าอาเซียน". Goal.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Arunanta, Luqman Nurhadi (18 February 2019). "Depak Achmad Jufriyanto, Kuala Lumpur FA Rekrut Eks Liga Inggris" [Depak Achmad Jufriyanto, Kuala Lumpur FA Recruit Ex English League]. INDOSPORT (in Indonesian). PT Media Sport Indonesia. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Rajan, K. (19 February 2019). "KL hoping for Woodland to help boost their backline". The Star. Petaling Jaya. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Luke Woodland". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ Atencio, Peter (17 March 2015). "Azkals get manpower boost". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016.
- ^ "23-Man roster for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifiers on 11 and 16 June 2015". Philippine Football Federation. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Del Rosario, Paolo (16 June 2015). "World Cup qualifiers: Woodland cleared to play for Azkals". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Leyba, Olmin (21 June 2015). "New Azkal find delivers in debut". The Philippine Star. Manila. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Statistics 2015/16: Chester first team". Chester-City.co.uk. Steve Mansley. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Woodland, Luke". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
External links
- Luke Woodland at Soccerbase
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Abu Dhabi
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Filipino footballers
- Philippines international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Chester F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Ceres–Negros F.C. players
- Suphanburi F.C. players
- Kuala Lumpur FA players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Thai League 1 players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Filipino British sportspeople
- English people of Filipino descent