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Ben
Woodburn

Midfielder

Wales

Bio

The attacking midfielder joined The Ammies ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, following two seasons at Championship side Preston North End, where he made 64 appearances for the club.

Woodburn began his career at Liverpool as a junior, and still holds the record as the youngest player to have scored a senior goal for the Reds, after being given his chance by Jürgen Klopp in 2017.

Woodburn went on to make 11 senior appearances on Merseyside, and also has 11 caps for Wales, scoring twice for his country, including a memorable goal during his international debut against Austria in 2017.

Whilst at Liverpool, Woodburn had loan spells away from Anfield at Sheffield United in the Championship, at League One's Blackpool and Oxford United, and also made 30 appearances for Heart of Midlothian in Scotland.

In his first season with Salford City, Woodburn scored three goals and made seven assists across 33 league appearances for the club during the 2024-25 season.

Career History

Years Club Appearances
2022 - 2024 Preston North End 64
2021 - 2022 Heart of Midlothian (Loan) 30
2020 - 2021 Blackpool (Loan) 11
2019 - 2020 Oxford United (Loan) 16
2018 Sheffield United (Loan) 8
2016 - 2022 Liverpool 11

Awards

Award Club Year
Academy Player of the Season Liverpool 2017
BBC Wales Young Sportsman of the Year Liverpool 2017