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 46 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:28, 31 August 2016 (UTC).


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. In 2015, after helping Shrewsbury to promotion back to League One, he transferred to Brentford for a fee of £1 million.

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 the 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] 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.[19] Woods was nominated for the League Two Player of the Year at the Football League Awards,[20] but lost out to Danny Mayor of Bury.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23] 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,[23] rumoured to be £1 million.[24] He made his debut 11 days later, away to Leeds United, as a 74th-minute substitute for Maxime Colin.[25] Two minutes after coming on, he turned over possession to Mirko Antenucci, who then scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[26] After the appointment of interim manager Lee Carsley later that month,[27] Woods became a regular starter.[28] 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.[25][29] On 23 April 2016, he scored from a similar distance in a 4–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons, a result which relegated the opponents.[30] He finished the 2015–16 season with 42 appearances and two goals.[25]

After beginning the 2016–17 season as an ever-present in central midfield, Woods signed a new four-year contract on 31 August 2016.[31]

Style of play

Although Woods' favoured position is as a central midfielder (being dubbed 'the ginger Pirlo' by the Shrewsbury Town supporters),[32] he can also play in a variety of positions in defence and midfield.[33] 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.[34][35] In January 2015, Four Four Two named Woods as one of the ten best young players in the Football League.[36] 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”.[36]

Personal life

Woods supported Walsall as a youngster.[37]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 August 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2012–13[38] League One 2000000020
2013–14[14] 41110001[lower-alpha 1]0431
2014–15[17] League Two 43030401[lower-alpha 1]0510
2015–16[25] League One 50—20—70
Total 9114060201031
Brentford 2015–16[25] Championship 41 2 1 0 — — 42 2
2016–17[39] 5 0 0 0 1 0 — 6 0
Total 46 2 1 0 1 0 — 48 2
Career total 13735070201513
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

As a player

Shrewsbury Town

As an individual

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. 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. 1 2 3 "Six Chelsea players named in PFA's Premier League team of the year". The Guardian. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Year shortlist announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. 19 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Kevin Phillips: Ex-England striker wins Football League award". BBC Sport. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Oldham 1 Town 1 Report and Pictures". Shropshire Star. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  23. 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.
  24. ↑ Moore, Tom. "Brentford complete £1million deal for Shrewsbury midfielder". Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Ryan Woods in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "Leeds 1–1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  27. ↑ "Bees replace Dijkhuizen with Carsley". BBC. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  28. ↑ "Ryan Woods Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  29. ↑ "Reading v Brentford". BBC. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  30. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-4 Brentford". BBC Sport. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  31. ↑ FC, Brentford. "Ryan Woods signs new four year deal with Brentford". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  32. ↑ "Ryan Woods relishing role reversals at Town". Shropshire Star. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  33. ↑ "Jacobson out for three weeks". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  34. ↑ Shrewsweb. "Match Report Bradford 2 Shrewsbury 1". Shrewsweb. Shrewsweb. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  35. ↑ Shrewsweb. "Town 2 Sheffield United 0". Shrewsweb. Shrewsweb. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  36. 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.
  37. ↑ ShrewsWeb. "Woods looking forward to Walsall". www.shrewsburytown.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Woods in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  39. ↑ "Ryan Woods | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.

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