Lily Woodham

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Lily Woodham
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Woodham playing for Wales in October 2020
Personal information
Full name Lily Susan Woodham
Date of birth (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) [1] [2]
Place of birth Cardiff, [3] Wales
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace (on loan from Seattle Reign)
Number 23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Bristol City 7 (0)
2018–2024 Reading 65 (0)
2019Charlton Athletic (loan) 7 (1)
2024– Seattle Reign 8 (0)
2024–Crystal Palace (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2016 Wales U17 3 (1)
2018–2020 Wales U19 6 (0)
2020– Wales 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:17, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Lily Susan Woodham (born 3 September 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Seattle Reign, and the Wales national team. Woodham has previously played for Bristol City, Reading, and Charlton Athletic.

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Club career

On 31 July 2019, Woodham and Charlie Estcourt joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the season. [4]

On 7 July 2022, Reading confirmed that Woodham had signed a new two-year contract with the club, [5] and at the start of the 2023–24 season, Woodham became the club captain. [6]

On 31 January 2024, Woodham signed a two-year contract with National Women's Soccer League side Seattle Reign for an undisclosed fee. [7] [8]

On 13 September 2024, she joined Women's Super League club Crystal Palace on loan until January 2025 for the 2024–25 season. [9] In November 2024, Woodham stated she believed Palace would be able to remain in the top tier of women's football. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 September 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2017 Women's Super League 50000050
2017–18 Women's Super League20001030
Total70001080
Reading 2018–19 Women's Super League40002060
2019–20 Women's Super League00000000
2020–21 Women's Super League1201020150
2021–22 Women's Super League2102030260
2022–23 Women's Super League1603020210
2023–24 Championship 1201030160
Total65070120840
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2019–20 Championship71100081
Seattle Reign 2024 National Women's Soccer League 801090
Crystal Palace (loan) 2024–25 Women's Super League00000000
Career Total871801401091

International

As of match played 17 September 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 202031
202120
202270
2023100
202471
Total292
Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Woodham goal.
List of international goals scored by Lily Woodham
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 October 2020 Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 4–04–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
227 February 2024 Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2–02–0 Friendly
329 November 2024 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, WalesFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–01–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

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