Luke Woodland
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Woodland[note 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 | York City | ||
Number | 24 | ||
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– | York City | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
2012 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Philippines | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 27 November 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:55, 27 November 2016 (UTC) |
Luke Woodland (born 21 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club York City.
His club football has all been in England, starting 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 Filipina 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 non-contract terms on 30 October 2015.[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
On 11 July 2016, Woodland re-joined Oldham Athletic for the second time, signing a six-month contract until December.[19] He made his debut .
York City
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.[20] His release from Oldham was announced on 25 November 2016,[21] and on the same say he signed for York.[22] Woodland made his debut the following day, starting their 3–0 away defeat to Bromley.[23]
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.[24]
In March 2015, the Philippine Football Federation invited him to join the Philippines national team training camp.[25] 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.[26] Woodland missed the match against Bahrain due to delays in gaining international clearance,[27] but made his debut against Yemen on 16 June 2015.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 November 2016
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2013–14[29] | 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[18] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Bradford Park Avenue | 2015–16[18] | National League North | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Oldham Athletic | 2016–17[30] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
York City | 2016–17[18] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 10 October 2016[31]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Philippines | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Footnotes
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 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b Williams, Paul (3 September 2016). "Merry bunch of nomads doing Philippine football proud". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ 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 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Woodland extends loan until end of season". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Permanent move for Luke?". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers announce retained list". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Triggs, David (30 October 2015). "Chester FC complete double swoop to sign Ben Gordon and Luke Woodland". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Match report: Chester FC 1 Woking 2". Chester F.C. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Green, Jim (5 January 2016). "Chester FC: Ben Gordon released without making league appearance". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Avenue make more signings". National League. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Match report: Boston United 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue)". Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "L. Woodland". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Signing: Woodland returns on short-term deal". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 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 26 November 2016.
- ^ Cope, Niall (25 November 2016). "Woodland joins the Minstermen". York City F.C. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Luke Woodland". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Atencio, Peter (17 March 2015). "Azkals get manpower boost". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 27 November 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. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Luke.html "Luke Woodland". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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External links
- Luke Woodland profile at the official Football Association website
- Luke Woodland at Soccerbase
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Abu Dhabi
- 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
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Filipino British sportspeople
- English people of Filipino descent