Full name Luke Woodland Name Luke Woodland Playing position Role Footballer Position Midfielder | Height 1.84 m Date joined 2015 Years Team Weight 81 kg | |
Date of birth (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 20) Number 42 (Bolton Wanderers F.C. / Midfielder), 19 (Oldham Athletic A.F.C. / Midfielder) | ||
Luke woodland vs Bahrain
Luke Woodland (born 21 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club Ceres–Negros.
Contents
- Luke woodland vs Bahrain
- Luke Woodland
- Early and personal life
- Bolton Wanderers
- Oldham Athletic
- Chester and Bradford Park Avenue
- Return to Oldham Athletic
- York City
- CeresNegros
- International career
- Club
- International
- References
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.
Luke Woodland
Early and personal life
Woodland was born in Abu Dhabi to an English father and a Filipina mother. The family moved to Liverpool when Woodland was two years old.
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.
Oldham Athletic
Woodland joined League One club Oldham Athletic on 13 March 2015 on a one-month loan. He made his debut the following day, playing the whole match in a 3–1 home defeat against Barnsley. His fourth appearance for Oldham, at home to Rochdale on 24 March 2015, saw him earn the man of the match award. After extending his loan spell until the end of the 2014–15 season, the club was interested in signing permanently.
After his loan spell at Oldham came to an end, Woodland was released by Bolton, ending his 12-year association with the club. After leaving Bolton, Woodland went on trial at Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls.
Chester and Bradford Park Avenue
Woodland signed for National League club Chester on non-contract terms on 30 October 2015. 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. After making one appearance, Woodland was released by the club in December 2015.
On 25 March 2016, Woodland signed for National League North club Bradford Park Avenue. Woodland made his debut in a 3–0 away loss against Boston United on 9 April 2016 and went on to make seven appearance for the club.
Return to Oldham Athletic
On 11 July 2016, Woodland re-joined Oldham Athletic for the second time, signing a six-month contract until December. He made his debut on 20 August 2016 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win over Bury.
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. His release from Oldham was announced on 25 November 2016, and on the same say he signed for York on a contract until January 2017. Woodland made his debut the following day, starting their 3–0 away defeat to Bromley. 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". On 5 January 2017, he extended his contract until the end of 2016–17. Having made three appearances, Woodland left York by mutual consent on 7 February 2017.
Ceres–Negros
In February 2017, Woodland signed for Philippines Football League club Ceres–Negros.
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.
In March 2015, the Philippine Football Federation invited him to join the Philippines national team training camp. 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. Woodland missed the match against Bahrain due to delays in gaining international clearance, but made his debut against Yemen on 16 June 2015.