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Ben Woodburn

Ben Woodburn

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Salford City
Age26
CitizenshipWales England
Height1.74 m
Footright
BornOctober 15, 1999
at Salford City 670 days · joined 2024-07-23
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €325k
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.13
goals / match
Preston North End
top club · 64 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#185
goals rank
#120
assists rank
31
season goals
31
season assists

Among 335 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€5.00m
peak value · 2017
top transfer fee
9
best season · 16/17
28 / 5
int'l caps / goals
240Appearances
31Goals
31Assists
28Yellow cards
0Red cards
59Full matches (90′)
Full nameBen Woodburn
Name in home countryBenjamin Luke Woodburn
Date of birth1999-10-15 (26 yrs)
Place of birthNottingham, Wales
CitizenshipWales England
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height174.00 m
Current clubSalford City
Joined2024-07-23
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentCAA Stellar
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — Salford City
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Preston → Salford
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Salford City
35 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Preston North End
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Liverpool → Preston
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Preston North End
42 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
May 2022
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Liverpool
21/22 · Return from loan
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Liverpool → Heart of Midl.
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Liverpool FC, Heart of Midlothian FC
30 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Blackpool → Liverpool
20/21 · Return from loan
Oct 2020
Transfer: Liverpool → Blackpool
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
Transfer: Oxford United → Liverpool
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Liverpool FC U23, Blackpool FC, Liverpool FC
26 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
36 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Liverpool → Oxford United
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Oxford United
16 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Liverpool
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Liverpool → Sheff Utd
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Liverpool FC, Sheffield United, Liverpool FC U23
15 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC U23, Liverpool FC UEFA U19
19 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Liverpool U18 → Liverpool
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC U23
24 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Liverpool FC U18
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Liverpool Youth → Liverpool U18
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 44 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.21/90
77
Assists1 total · 0.21/90
77
G+A2 total · 0.42/90
70
Yellow cards1 total · 0.21/90
34
5,281 min
Minutes played by club
Salford City 21.3%
Preston North End 29.2%
Liverpool FC 0.4%
Heart of Midlothian FC 6.9%
Blackpool FC 0.0%
Liverpool FC U23 20.2%
Oxford United 15.2%
Sheffield United 0.0%
Liverpool FC UEFA U19 6.7%
Liverpool FC U18 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Salford City 2 24/25 25/26 44 4 8 1,125
Preston North End 2 22/23 23/24 64 3 3 1,544
Liverpool FC 5 16/17 21/22 11 1 0 23
Heart of Midlothian FC 1 21/22 21/22 30 3 2 367
Blackpool FC 1 20/21 20/21 11 0 0 0
Liverpool FC U23 4 16/17 20/21 46 17 11 1,068
Oxford United 1 19/20 19/20 16 1 5 801
Sheffield United 1 18/19 18/19 8 0 0 0
Liverpool FC UEFA U19 1 17/18 17/18 8 2 2 353
Liverpool FC U18 1 15/16 15/16 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€1.3M8€2.5M11€3.8M15€5M16/17 — 9 goals (Liverpool FC U23)16/17 — 6 assists1516/1717/18 — 4 goals (Liverpool FC U23)17/18 — 4 assists817/1818/19 — 2 goals (Liverpool FC U23)18/19 — 3 assists518/1919/20 — 1 goals (Oxford United)19/20 — 5 assists619/2020/21 — 5 goals (Liverpool FC U23)520/2121/22 — 3 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)21/22 — 2 assists521/2222/23 — 2 goals (Preston North End)22/23 — 3 assists522/2323/24 — 1 goals (Preston North End)123/2424/25 — 3 goals (Salford City)24/25 — 7 assists1024/2525/26 — 1 goals (Salford City)25/26 — 1 assists225/2617/18 — €5M18/19 — €5M19/20 — €5M20/21 — €4.5M21/22 — €3M22/23 — €1.2M23/24 — €1M24/25 — €700K25/26 — €325KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

15/16: 0015/1616/17: 9916/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 5520/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

15/16: 0015/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 7724/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Salford City 1 0 0 1 0 0
25/26 EFL Trophy Salford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 League Two Salford City 7 1 1 0 0 433
24/25 EFL Cup Salford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Salford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 League Two Salford City 33 3 7 7 0 692
23/24 Championship Preston North End 21 0 0 3 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Preston North End 1 1 0 0 0 90
23/24 FA Cup Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Championship Preston North End 38 1 2 3 0 1,291
22/23 EFL Cup Preston North End 2 1 0 1 0 163
22/23 FA Cup Preston North End 2 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 24 3 1 4 0 367
21/22 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Heart of Midlothian FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Liverpool FC U23 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Blackpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Blackpool FC 10 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 Liverpool FC U23 13 5 0 3 0 226
19/20 EFL Cup Oxford United 2 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 League One Oxford United 11 1 4 1 0 801
19/20 League One Play-Offs Oxford United 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Champions League Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Sheffield United 7 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League 2 Liverpool FC U23 7 2 3 1 0 302
17/18 Champions League Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League 2 Liverpool FC U23 9 2 2 0 0 384
17/18 UEFA Youth League Liverpool FC UEFA U19 8 2 2 1 0 353
16/17 EFL Cup Liverpool FC 1 1 0 0 0 23
16/17 FA Cup Liverpool FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Liverpool FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League 2 Liverpool FC U23 15 8 6 1 0 156
15/16 FA Youth Cup Liverpool FC U18 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
15/16 2015-07-01 Liverpool Youth Liverpool U18 Transfer 0
16/17 2017-01-01 Liverpool U18 Liverpool Transfer 0
18/19 2018-08-01 Liverpool Sheff Utd Loan 5000000
18/19 2019-01-09 Sheff Utd Liverpool Return from loan 5000000
19/20 2019-07-30 Liverpool Oxford United Loan 5000000
19/20 2020-07-14 Oxford United Liverpool Return from loan 4500000
20/21 2020-10-16 Liverpool Blackpool Loan 4500000
20/21 2021-01-17 Blackpool Liverpool Return from loan 4500000
21/22 2021-08-23 Liverpool Heart of Midl. Loan 2000000
21/22 2022-05-31 Heart of Midl. Liverpool Return from loan 1500000
22/23 2022-07-04 Liverpool Preston Transfer 1200000
24/25 2024-07-23 Preston Salford Transfer 500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Broken foot 2019-10-07 2020-03-01 147 36
21/22 Ill 2022-01-16 2022-01-25 10 2
Current€325k
Peak€5.00m
Low€300k
Δ since start−€175k
€300k€1.48m€2.65m€3.83m€5.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #34693 #10 2 0 former national player
Team #30431 #10 8 1 former national player
Team #30329 3 0 former national player
Team #26181 #7 4 2 former national player
Team #24966 0 0 former national player
Team #3864 #22 11 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Andrew Hughes 2 0 924
Alan Browne 2 0 850
Ched Evans 1 2 669
Robbie Brady 2 0 549
Álvaro Carreras 1 0 0
Harry Wilson 2 4 0
Kamil Grabara 2 0 0
Stephen Kingsley 1 0 0
Cameron Brannagan 2 2 0
Craig Gordon 2 0 0
Liam Millar 1 1 0
Tyrese Fornah 2 1 0
Freddie Woodman 1 0 0
Ali McCann 1 1 0
Ryan Ledson 2 0 0
Ben Whiteman 1 0 0
Brad Potts 1 0 0
Liam Lindsay 1 0 0
Jordan Storey 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Premier League 2 Liverpool FC U23 8 15
20/21 Premier League 2 Liverpool FC U23 5 13
21/22 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 3 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
24/25 League Two Salford City 7 33
16/17 Premier League 2 Liverpool FC U23 6 15
19/20 League One Oxford United 4 11

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
21/22 2022-05-31 Heart of Midl. Liverpool Return from loan €1.50m
21/22 2021-08-23 Liverpool Heart of Midl. Loan €2.00m
20/21 2021-01-17 Blackpool Liverpool Return from loan €4.50m
20/21 2020-10-16 Liverpool Blackpool Loan €4.50m
19/20 2020-07-14 Oxford United Liverpool Return from loan €4.50m
19/20 2019-07-30 Liverpool Oxford United Loan €5.00m
18/19 2019-01-09 Sheff Utd Liverpool Return from loan €5.00m
18/19 2018-08-01 Liverpool Sheff Utd Loan €5.00m

Last 50 matches for Salford City 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.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-12-29 GB4 Salford City 2–1 Fleetwood Town Available
2025-12-26 GB4 Salford City 4–1 Harrogate Town Available
2025-12-20 GB4 Barnet FC 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-12-13 GB4 Salford City 4–0 Colchester United Available
2025-12-09 GB4 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-11-29 GB4 Salford City 2–0 Crawley Town Available
2025-11-22 GB4 Bromley FC 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-11-15 GB4 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-11-08 GB4 Salford City 3–1 Cambridge United Available
2025-10-25 GB4 Gillingham FC 1–2 Salford City Available
2025-10-18 GB4 Salford City 1–0 Oldham Athletic Available
2025-10-11 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–0 Salford City Available
2025-10-04 GB4 Salford City 0–2 Grimsby Town Available
2025-09-27 GB4 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Salford City Available
2025-09-20 GB4 Salford City 3–2 Swindon Town Available
2025-09-13 GB4 Shrewsbury Town 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-09-06 GB4 Salford City 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Available
2025-08-29 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Cheltenham Town Available
2025-08-23 GB4 Walsall FC 1–0 Salford City Available
2025-08-19 GB4 Newport County 0–1 Salford City Available
2025-08-16 GB4 Salford City 2–1 Accrington Stanley Available
2025-08-09 GB4 Notts County 1–2 Salford City Available
2025-08-02 GB4 Salford City 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Available
2025-05-03 GB4 Carlisle United 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-04-26 GB4 Salford City 4–1 Colchester United Available
2025-04-21 GB4 Morecambe FC 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-04-18 GB4 Salford City 1–2 Accrington Stanley Available
2025-04-15 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Available
2025-04-11 GB4 Notts County 1–3 Salford City Available
2025-04-05 GB4 Salford City 2–2 Gillingham FC Available
2025-04-01 GB4 Barrow AFC 1–1 Salford City Available
2025-03-29 GB4 Bromley FC 2–3 Salford City Available
2025-03-15 GB4 Grimsby Town 0–1 Salford City Available
2025-03-11 GB4 Salford City 0–4 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-03-08 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Available
2025-03-04 GB4 Swindon Town 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-03-01 GB4 Salford City 1–2 Bradford City Available
2025-02-22 GB4 Port Vale FC 2–1 Salford City Available
2025-02-15 GB4 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Salford City Available
2025-02-08 GB4 Salford City 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Available
2025-02-04 GB4 Salford City 3–3 Bromley FC Available
2025-02-01 GB4 Walsall FC 2–2 Salford City Available
2025-01-28 GB4 Salford City 1–1 Newport County Available
2025-01-25 GB4 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Salford City Available
2025-01-18 GB4 Salford City 0–2 Fleetwood Town Available
2025-01-04 GB4 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Salford City Available
2025-01-01 GB4 Harrogate Town 0–2 Salford City Available
2024-12-29 GB4 Salford City 1–0 Morecambe FC Available
2024-12-26 GB4 Salford City 3–0 Barrow AFC Available
2024-12-21 GB4 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Salford City Available

Teams faced most often by Ben Woodburn's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 26 8 12 6 32 27 +5 31%
Arsenal FC 25 12 8 5 58 38 +20 48%
Everton FC 22 12 7 3 32 19 +13 55%
Fulham FC 21 9 6 6 49 45 +4 43%
Gillingham FC 19 9 4 6 31 21 +10 47%
Fleetwood Town 19 8 3 8 28 27 +1 42%
Walsall FC 19 7 3 9 26 24 +2 37%
AFC Wimbledon 19 8 3 8 29 22 +7 42%
Bradford City 19 7 4 8 24 20 +4 37%
Burnley FC 18 12 3 3 32 16 +16 67%
Southampton FC 18 14 3 1 43 13 +30 78%
Milton Keynes Dons 17 8 5 4 23 19 +4 47%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 Senior debut season
16/17 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 9 433 1 0 0 0.21
24/25 35 692 7 0 0 0.91
23/24 22 90 3 0 0 3
22/23 42 1,454 4 0 0 0.25
21/22 30 367 5 0 0 1.23
20/21 26 226 3 0 0 1.19
19/20 16 801 1 0 0 0.11
18/19 15 302 2 0 0 0.6
17/18 19 737 1 0 0 0.12
16/17 24 179 1 0 0 0.5

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League 2
44 apps
17 G
11 A
League Two
40 apps
4 G
8 A
EFL Cup
10 apps
3 G
1 A
Premiership
24 apps
3 G
1 A
UEFA Youth League
8 apps
2 G
2 A
League One
21 apps
1 G
4 A
Championship
66 apps
1 G
2 A
FA Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A
SFA Cup
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Premier League
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ben Woodburn

Who is Ben Woodburn?

Ben Woodburn is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Salford City.

How old is Ben Woodburn?

Ben Woodburn is 26 years old. He was born on October 15, 1999 in Nottingham.

What position does Ben Woodburn play?

Ben Woodburn plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Ben Woodburn play for?

Ben Woodburn currently plays for Salford City.

How many career goals has Ben Woodburn scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ben Woodburn has scored 31 goals in 240 appearances.

What is Ben Woodburn's market value?

Ben Woodburn's most recent reported market value is €325k.