Ryan Woods (footballer, born 1993)

Ryan Woods

Woods playing for Brentford in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Ryan Michael Woods[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993[2]
Place of birth Norton Canes, England[3]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Playing position Midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2009 Walsall
2009–2012 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2015 Shrewsbury Town 91 (1)
2015– Brentford 25 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:38, 10 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Ryan Michael Woods (born 13 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brentford. He began his career with Shrewsbury Town and is a product of the club's youth system.

Career

Shrewsbury Town

Early years

Born in Norton Canes, Staffordshire, Woods began his career with local club Walsall, but was released at age 15 and moved to Shrewsbury Town,[4] completing a scholarship and signing his first professional contract in May 2012.[5] He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a League One match at home to Carlisle United on 15 December 2012,[6] remaining an unused substitute during the 2–1 win.[7] After six further calls into the squad,[6] Woods made his debut as an 89th-minute substitute for Aaron Wildig in a 1–0 home win over Oldham Athletic on 23 April 2013.[8] Four days later he played his only other game of the season, again replacing Wildig for the last six minutes of a 3–2 win against Portsmouth at the New Meadow.[9] He signed a contract extension on 10 June 2013.[10]

Breakthrough

Woods made his first senior start away at Rotherham United on 24 August 2013, playing at right back, owing to a shortage of defenders.[11] The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[12] He scored his first senior goal – and only Shrewsbury goal – in a 3–2 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons on 11 January 2014, netting in the seventh minute of the game at Stadium mk.[13] Having established himself in the first team, making 43 appearances in all competitions in 2013–14,[14] it was announced on 13 May 2014 that Woods had triggered a clause in his contract to extend his stay at the club for at least another season, despite the Shrews' relegation to League Two.[15] He won two Player of the Year awards for his performances during the campaign, voted for by the Shrewsbury Town Away Travel Club and the Family Stand supporters.[16]

Woods had an excellent 2014–15 season, making 51 appearances and helping Shrewsbury secure automatic promotion back to League One with second-place finish.[17][18] In the winter transfer window, the club rejected two bids from West Ham United of the Premier League.[19] It was announced after the season that Woods and teammate Connor Goldson had been awarded places in the PFA League Two Team of the Year.[20] Woods was nominated for the League Two Player of the Year at the Football League Awards,[21] but lost out to Danny Mayor of Bury.[22] Woods began the 2015–16 season as an ever-present and following vice-captain Connor Goldson's departure, he captained Shrewsbury for the first time in a 1–1 draw away with Oldham Athletic on 22 August 2015.[23] Woods' final Shrewsbury appearance came on 29 August in a 1–0 defeat to Burton Albion and he departed the New Meadow three days later on transfer deadline day.[24] He made 103 appearances and scored one goal during his three years as a professional with Shrewsbury Town.[2]

Brentford

On 1 September 2015, Woods moved to Championship side Brentford on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[24] rumoured to be £1 million.[25] He made his debut 11 days later, away to Leeds United, as a 74th-minute substitute for Maxime Colin.[26] Two minutes after coming on, he turned over possession to Mirko Antenucci, who then scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[27]

After the appointment of interim manager Lee Carsley later that month,[28] Woods became a regular starter.[29] He scored his first Brentford goal with a long-range strike to open a 2–1 win over Reading at the Madejski Stadium on 28 December, assisting Sergi Canós for the winning goal in the second half.[26][30]

Style of play

Although Woods' favoured position is as a central midfielder (being dubbed 'the ginger Pirlo' by the Shrewsbury Town supporters),[31] he can also play in a variety of positions in defence and midfield.[32] During the 2013–14 season he demonstrated his versatility by also playing right back, on the right hand side of midfield and at left back.[33][34] In January 2015, Four Four Two named Woods as one of the ten best young players in the Football League.[35] The magazine reported that he demonstrates "an ability to play a range a passes, as well as easily creating space for himself" and quoted Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon as saying “he's the first player on the training pitch and the last off. He's a terrific kid and has some unbelievable ability”.[35]

Personal life

Woods supported Walsall as a youngster.[36]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 February 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2012–13[37] League One 2000000020
2013–14[14] 41110001[lower-alpha 1]0431
2014–15[17] League Two 43030401[lower-alpha 1]0510
2015–16[26] League One 50—20—70
Total 9114060201031
Brentford 2015–16[26] Championship 25 1 0 0 — — 26 1
Career total 11624060201292
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

As a player

Shrewsbury Town

As an individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf
  2. 1 2 "Ryan Woods | Football Stats | Shrewsbury Town | Age 21 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  3. 1 2 "Player Profile Ryan Woods". Shrewsbury Town FC. Shrewsbury Town FC. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Woods lines up FA Cup revenge « Shropshire Star". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Contracts for Shrewsbury youngsters". BBC. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  6. 1 2 "Ryan Woods Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  7. ↑ "Shrewsbury 2–1 Carlisle". BBC. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  8. ↑ "BBC Sport Shrewsbury 1–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Shrewsbury 3–2 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Woods Signs". Shrewsweb. Shrewsbury Town FC. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Martin Wild. "Town 2 Rotherham 2". Shrewsweb. Shrewsweb. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "BBC Sport Rotherham v Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Woods in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Woods extends contract". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Shrewsbury's Joe Jacobson is the fans’ choice at supporters end-of-season awards « Shropshire Star". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Woods in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  18. ↑ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Shrewsbury Town League Table 2014-2015 - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  19. ↑ "West Ham bids turned down for Ryan Woods". Shropshire Star. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Six Chelsea players named in PFA's Premier League team of the year". The Guardian. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Year shortlist announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. 19 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Kevin Phillips: Ex-England striker wins Football League award". BBC Sport. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Oldham 1 Town 1 Report and Pictures". Shropshire Star. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  24. 1 2 BFC. "Brentford sign Ryan Woods from Sky Bet League One Shrewsbury Town on three-year deal on transfer deadline day". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  25. ↑ Moore, Tom. "Brentford complete £1million deal for Shrewsbury midfielder". Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  26. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Ryan Woods in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "Leeds 1–1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "Bees replace Dijkhuizen with Carsley". BBC. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  29. ↑ "Ryan Woods Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  30. ↑ "Reading v Brentford". BBC. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  31. ↑ "Ryan Woods relishing role reversals at Town". Shropshire Star. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  32. ↑ "Jacobson out for three weeks". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  33. ↑ Shrewsweb. "Match Report Bradford 2 Shrewsbury 1". Shrewsweb. Shrewsweb. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  34. ↑ Shrewsweb. "Town 2 Sheffield United 0". Shrewsweb. Shrewsweb. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  35. 1 2 Fielden, James (2 January 2015). "Top 10: Football League stars of tomorrow – the kids on Premier League radars". Four Four Two. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  36. ↑ ShrewsWeb. "Woods looking forward to Walsall". www.shrewsburytown.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Woods in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

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