 Woodburn in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Luke Woodburn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Liverpool | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Oxford United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Blackpool (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Preston North End | 58 | (1) |
| 2024– | Salford City | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Wales U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Wales U16 | 1 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Wales U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Wales U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Wales | 11 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:31, 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Luke Woodburn (born 15 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City and the Wales national team. A versatile player, Woodburn can be deployed as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder, left winger or forward.
Woodburn joined the football academy of Liverpool when he was seven years old. Nearly a decade later, upon making his senior debut in 2016, he became the third-youngest player ever to play for the club and, in just his second appearance, broke Michael Owen's long-standing record to become Liverpool's youngest goalscorer. He subsequently went on loan to Sheffield United, Oxford United, Blackpool and Hearts.
Woodburn represents Wales at international level and became the nation's second youngest goalscorer behind Gareth Bale when he scored on his senior debut in 2017.
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ben Woodburn: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Ben Woodburn - First Team". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2017.