Freddie Woodman

Freddie Woodman
Personal information
Full name Frederick John Woodman[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number 41
Youth career
0000–2013 Crystal Palace
2013–2014 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2014Hartlepool United (loan) 0 (0)
2015Crawley Town (loan) 11 (0)
National team
2012–2013 England U16 2 (0)
2012–2014 England U17 16 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2014–2016 England U19 16 (0)
2016– England U20 1 (0)
2016– England U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:11, 28 March 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:37, 08 Octoberber 2016 (UTC)

Frederick John Woodman (born 4 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United.

Woodman started his career at Crystal Palace before moving to the academy set up at Newcastle United in 2013.[3] Woodman has represented England up to U19 level and won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship with his country.

Club career

2014–15 season

Loan to Hartlepool United

On 16 September 2014, Woodman was sent on a monthlong loan to Hartlepool[4] to gain experience of being in a first team environment. After six appearances as an unused substitute, Woodman returned to Newcastle.[5]

In December 2014, an injury crisis at Newcastle led to speculation that Woodman might make his first team debut for Newcastle United in the Tyne and Wear derby against Sunderland.[5][6][7] By the end of the season Woodman had established himself as the second choice keeper at Newcastle making a string of appearances on the bench.[8]

2015–16 season

Crawley Town

On 29 July 2015, Woodman was sent on another loan spell to Crawley Town for half of the 2015–16 season. His debut match was played on 8 August 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Oxford United.[9] Freddie Woodman has said "I'm really looking forward to it. It's a massive difference and it takes some getting used to, I'll take this experience back with me and say 'let's not come back here, let's play in the Premier League'." when asked about his loan spell by BBC.[10] When Mark Yates, the manager of Crawley Town, was asked about signing Woodman he said “We are delighted to have been able to bring one of the best young goalkeepers in the country to the club. The only thing Freddie lacks at the moment is experience in League football and that is what this loan spell with give him. He has all the attributes to become a top-class keeper and I have to thank Steve McClaren, Andy Woodman and everyone at Newcastle for letting us have Freddie for the first half of the season” during an interview with The Football League.[11]

Recall from loan

In October 2015, Newcastle United recalled Woodman from his loan at Crawley Town after first choice keeper Tim Krul suffered a season ending knee injury, Woodman made 12 appearances during his spell with Crawley.[12][13]

International career

Woodman won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship with England, conceding two goals in 4 games and saving a penalty in the final of the tournament against Holland.[5][14] In the 2014–15 season Woodman played up an age group with the England U19 side.[8] On the 6th October Woodman made his debut at Under-21 level keeping a cleansheet in the process.

Personal life

He is the son of former Crystal Palace goalkeeper Andy Woodman and the godson of former England international defender Gareth Southgate.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 October 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 2013–14 Premier League 00000000
2014–15 Premier League 00000000
Total 00000000
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15[16] League Two 00000000
Crawley Town (loan) 2015–16 League Two 1100010120
Career total 1100010120

    Honours

    England U-17

    Individual

    References

    1. "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
    2. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Freddie Woodman". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    3. "Freddie Woodman is the 18-year-old Newcastle goalkeeper being taught by Tim Krul and who had to work 10 times harder to prove himself because his dad is the coach!". The Daily Mail Online. The Daily Mail. 8 March 2015.
    4. "Freddie Woodman: Hartlepool sign Newcastle United keeper". British Broadcast Corporation. 16 September 2014.
    5. 1 2 3 Johns, Craig (2014-12-18). "Freddie Woodman: Five things you may not know about the keeper in line for Tyne-Wear derby debut". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
    6. Chowdhury, Saj. "BBC Sport - Newcastle United 0-1 Sunderland". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
    7. Ryder, Lee (2014-12-18). "Newcastle United's injury crisis - the goalkeepers they could snap up on loan". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
    8. 1 2 "England U18 keeper Freddie Woodman says Hartlepool loan spell and dad's tutelage have prepared him for Newcastle United first team - England". The FA. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
    9. "Oxford United vs. Crawley Town". British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC Sports. 8 August 2015.
    10. "Freddie Woodman: On-loan goalkeeper targets Premier League". British Broadcast Corporation. 5 August 2015.
    11. "Crawley Town manager Mark Yates delighted with capture of Freddie Woodman". The Football League. 30 July 2015.
    12. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/newcastle-set-recall-freddie-woodman-10237520
    13. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3268524/Newcastle-United-s-Tim-Krul-miss-rest-season-cruciate-ligament-damage-suffering-injury-playing-Holland.html
    14. "Freddie Woodman signs for Crawley Town on loan from Newcastle - England". The FA. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
    15. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fred-woodman-make-battle-number-10242818
    16. "Games played by Freddie Woodman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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