Lily Woodham
.jpg) Woodham playing for Wales in October 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lily Susan Woodham | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2000[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff,[3] Wales | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace (on loan from Seattle Reign) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Bristol City | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | Reading | 65 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Seattle Reign | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Wales U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Wales U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Wales | 29 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 17 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:17, 14 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lily Susan Woodham (born 3 September 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Seattle Reign, and the Wales national team. Woodham has previously played for Bristol City, Reading, and Charlton Athletic.
Club career
[edit]On 31 July 2019, Woodham and Charlie Estcourt joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the season.[4]
On 7 July 2022, Reading confirmed that Woodham had signed a new two-year contract with the club,[5] and at the start of the 2023–24 season, Woodham became the club captain.[6]
On 31 January 2024, Woodham signed a two-year contract with National Women's Soccer League side Seattle Reign for an undisclosed fee.[7][8]
On 13 September 2024, she joined Women's Super League club Crystal Palace on loan until January 2025 for the 2024–25 season.[9] In November 2024, Woodham stated she believed Palace would be able to remain in the top tier of women's football.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 September 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2017 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Seattle Reign | 2024 | National Women's Soccer League | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total | 87 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 109 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup, FA Women's National League Cup and NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 17 September 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Woodham goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 October 2020 | Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales |  Faroe Islands
|
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 2 | 27 February 2024 | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland
|
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 29 November 2024 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Republic of Ireland
|
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lily Woodham Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "UEFA – Lily Woodham". UEFA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Lily Woodham exclusive: Playing at the Madejski Stadium and 'getting along with everyone'". 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Estcourt and Woodham loan". Charlton Athetlic Women Twitter. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "𝙇𝙄𝙇𝙔'𝙎 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙔𝙄𝙉𝙂". twitter.com/ReadingFCWomen. Reading FC Women Twitter. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "OUR NEW CLUB CAPTAIN: LILY WOODHAM". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (31 January 2024). "Transfer deadline day: Wales internationals Angharad James and Lily Woodham join Seattle Reign". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (31 January 2024). "Reign FC bolster roster by signing pair of Welsh international players". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Wales' Woodham joins Crystal Palace on loan". BBC Sport. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Palace 'so capable' of staying up - Woodham". BBC Sport. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b Lily Woodham at Soccerway
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lily Woodham.
- Lily Woodham at Crystal Palace F.C.
- Lily Woodham at Seattle Reign F.C.
- Lily Woodham at Soccerway
- Lily Woodham at Flashscore.com
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