Ryan Woods
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Oldham Athletic
at Oldham Athletic
321 days · joined 2025-07-07
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€450k
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.01
goals / match
Brentford FC
top club · 128 apps
Career highs
€5.00m
peak value · 2018
€7.25m
top transfer fee · 18/19
2
best season · 15/16
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1993-12-13 · 6 players total
474Appearances
6Goals
25Assists
90Yellow cards
4Red cards
105Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ryan Woods |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ryan Michael Woods |
| Date of birth | 1993-12-13 (32 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Norton Canes, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Oldham Athletic |
| Joined | 2025-07-07 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Exeter City → Oldham Athletic
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Oldham Athletic
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Hull City → Exeter City
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Exeter City
41 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 2024
Transfer: Exeter City → Hull City
23/24 · Return from loan
Feb 2024
Transfer: Hull City → Exeter City
23/24 · Loan
Jan 2024
Transfer: Bristol Rovers → Hull City
23/24 · Return from loan
Aug 2023
Transfer: Hull City → Bristol Rovers
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Bristol Rovers, Exeter City
30 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: Birmingham → Hull City
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Hull City, Birmingham City
29 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Birmingham City
31 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Stoke City → Birmingham
21/22 · Transfer
May 2021
Transfer: Millwall → Stoke City
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Millwall FC
46 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Stoke City → Millwall
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Millwall FC, Stoke City, Stoke City U23
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Brentford → Stoke City
18/19 · Transfer · €7.25m
Jan 2019
Transfer: Stoke City → Brentford
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Brentford → Stoke City
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Stoke City, Brentford FC
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Brentford FC
40 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Brentford FC
45 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2015
Transfer: Shrewsbury → Brentford
15/16 · Transfer · €1.35m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Brentford FC, Shrewsbury Town
49 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Shrewsbury Town
51 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Shrewsbury Town
43 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Shrewsbury Town
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Shrewsbury U18 → Shrewsbury
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Oldham Athletic
0.0%
Exeter City
13.8%
Bristol Rovers
0.0%
Birmingham City
0.0%
Hull City
0.0%
Millwall FC
0.0%
Stoke City
0.0%
Stoke City U23
0.0%
Brentford FC
51.2%
Shrewsbury Town
34.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 1,310 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham City | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hull City | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Millwall FC | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stoke City U23 | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentford FC | 4 | 15/16 | 18/19 | 128 | 3 | 10 | 4,850 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 12/13 | 15/16 | 103 | 1 | 5 | 3,305 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | League Two | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Exeter City | 37 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1,310 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Exeter City | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Hull City | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Birmingham City | 30 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Millwall FC | 41 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Millwall FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Millwall FC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Stoke City | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Stoke City U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Stoke City | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Brentford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Brentford FC | 39 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3,186 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Brentford FC | 42 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Brentford FC | 41 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1,664 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | EFL Trophy | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | EFL Trophy | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League One | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3,305 |
| 12/13 | League One | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Shrewsbury U18 | Shrewsbury | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Shrewsbury | Brentford | Transfer | 50000 | €1.35m |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-25 | Brentford | Stoke City | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Stoke City | Brentford | Return from loan | 5000000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-04 | Brentford | Stoke City | Transfer | 5000000 | €7.25m |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-17 | Stoke City | Millwall | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Millwall | Stoke City | Return from loan | 3200000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Stoke City | Birmingham | Transfer | 3200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-18 | Birmingham | Hull City | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-25 | Hull City | Bristol Rovers | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-10 | Bristol Rovers | Hull City | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Hull City | Exeter City | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Exeter City | Hull City | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-02 | Hull City | Exeter City | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-07 | Exeter City | Oldham Athletic | Transfer | 450000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€450k
Peak€5.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€400k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Yennaris | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor Goldson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxime Colin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergi Canós | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Bradshaw | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yoann Barbet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Egan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Hogan | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jed Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Collins | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh McEachran | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | League One | Exeter City | 2 | 37 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Brentford FC | 2 | 41 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Brentford FC | 1 | 39 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Championship | Brentford FC | 4 | 42 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Brentford FC | 3 | 41 |
| 13/14 | League One | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 41 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Exeter City | Hull City | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Hull City | Exeter City | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-10 | Bristol Rovers | Hull City | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-25 | Hull City | Bristol Rovers | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Millwall | Stoke City | Return from loan | — | €3.20m |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-17 | Stoke City | Millwall | Loan | — | €5.00m |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Stoke City | Brentford | Return from loan | — | €5.00m |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-25 | Brentford | Stoke City | Loan | — | €2.50m |
Last 23 matches for Oldham Athletic while Ryan Woods was at the club (joined 2025-07-07). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | GB4 |
Walsall FC | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB4 |
Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB4 |
Crawley Town | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Walsall FC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB4 |
Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB4 |
Harrogate Town | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB4 |
Salford City | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-10-11 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Barrow AFC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB4 |
Notts County | 3–1 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB4 |
Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Bromley FC | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | GB4 |
Cambridge United | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Gillingham FC | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB4 |
Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB4 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
Teams faced most often by Ryan Woods's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 33% |
| Rotherham United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 33% |
| Peterborough United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 25% |
| Stevenage FC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 50% |
| Leyton Orient | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 55% |
| Bristol Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 50% |
| Burton Albion | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 30% |
| Northampton Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 20% |
| Mansfield Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 30% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0% |
| Walsall FC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 22% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 44% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 13/14 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 41 | 1,310 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.82 |
| 23/24 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 40 | 3,186 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 16/17 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 49 | 1,664 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 14/15 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 43 | 3,305 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
274 apps
3 G
16 A
League One
111 apps
3 G
5 A
League Two
50 apps
0 G
2 A
League Cup
16 apps
0 G
1 A
FA Cup
17 apps
0 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Ryan Woods?
Ryan Woods is an England professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Oldham Athletic.
How old is Ryan Woods?
Ryan Woods is 32 years old. He was born on December 13, 1993 in Norton Canes.
What position does Ryan Woods play?
Ryan Woods plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Ryan Woods play for?
Ryan Woods currently plays for Oldham Athletic.
How many career goals has Ryan Woods scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ryan Woods has scored 6 goals in 474 appearances.
What is Ryan Woods's market value?
Ryan Woods's most recent reported market value is €450k.