Luke Woodland

Luke Woodland
Personal information
Full name Luke Woodland[note 1]
Date of birth (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995[2]
Place of birth Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ceres–Negros
Number 21
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 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 England U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 England U17 9 (0)
2012 England U18 1 (0)
2015– Philippines 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:15, 17 June 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:15, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Luke Woodland (born 21 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club Ceres–Negros.

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. He progressed through the ranks, earning Player of the Year on two occasions. 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 on 20 August 2016 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win over Bury.[20]

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.[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

In February 2017, Woodland signed for Philippines Football League club Ceres–Negros.[18][29]

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.[30]

In March 2015, the Philippine Football Federation invited him to join the Philippines national team training camp.[31] However, he did not attend due to club commitments. 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.[32] Woodland missed the match against Bahrain due to delays in gaining international clearance,[33] but made his debut against Yemen on 16 June 2015.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2013–14[35] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[7] Championship 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2014–15[7] League One 60———60
Chester 2015–16[36] National League 10——1[lower-alpha 1]020
Bradford Park Avenue 2015–16[18] National League North 70———70
Oldham Athletic 2016–17[20] League One 1000001[lower-alpha 2]020
York City 2016–17[18] National League 20——1[lower-alpha 3]030
Ceres–Negros 2017[18] Philippines Football League 0010—5[lower-alpha 4]060
Career total 170100080260
  1. ↑ Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup

International

As of match played 13 June 2017[37]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Philippines 201530
201640
201730
Total100

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Woodland's full name was registered as "Luke Zantua Woodland" at the 2016 AFF Championship.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "[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.
  2. 1 2 "Luke Woodland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Luke Woodland". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 Williams, Paul (3 September 2016). "Merry bunch of nomads doing Philippine football proud". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Pye, David (4 April 2013). "Youth coach Lee hails Whites academy after trio get deals". The Bolton News. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Oldham Athletic: Mat Sadler and Luke Woodland join on loan". BBC Sport. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Loan watch: Luke Woodland named Oldham's Man-of-the-Match". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Woodland extends loan until end of season". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Permanent move for Luke?". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers announce retained list". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Triggs, David (30 October 2015). "Chester FC complete double swoop to sign Ben Gordon and Luke Woodland". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Match report: Chester FC 1 Woking 2". Chester F.C. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Green, Jim (5 January 2016). "Chester FC: Ben Gordon released without making league appearance". Chester Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Avenue make more signings". National League. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Match report: Boston United 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue)". Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "L. Woodland". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  19. ↑ "Signing: Woodland returns on short-term deal". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  21. ↑ Flett, Dave (25 November 2016). "Philippines international midfielder Luke Woodland joins York City after release from Oldham". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Luke Woodland departs". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  23. ↑ Cope, Niall (25 November 2016). "Woodland joins the Minstermen". York City F.C. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  24. ↑ Cope, Niall (5 January 2017). "Woodland extends City deal". York City F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ 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.
  28. ↑ Cope, Niall (7 February 2017). "Woodland leaves". York City F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  29. ↑ Gayares, Ivan (31 March 2017). "Aristorenas, Woodland, and Nazari complete first quarter signings". Ceres Negros FC. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  30. ↑ "Luke Woodland". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  31. ↑ Atencio, Peter (17 March 2015). "Azkals get manpower boost". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  32. ↑ "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.
  33. ↑ Del Rosario, Paolo (16 June 2015). "World Cup qualifiers: Woodland cleared to play for Azkals". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  34. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (21 June 2015). "New Azkal find delivers in debut". The Philippine Star. Manila. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Luke Woodland in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  36. ↑ "Statistics 2015/16: Chester first team". chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  37. ↑ "Woodland, Luke". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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