Luke Woolfenden

Luke Woolfenden

Woolfenden celebrates Ipswich Town's promotion to the Premier League in May 2024
Personal information
Full name	Luke Matthew Woolfenden [1]
Date of birth	(1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [3]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Coventry City
Number	26
Youth career
2009–2017	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2025	Ipswich Town	187	(5)
2017–2018	→ Bromley (loan)	20	(1)
2018–2019	→ Swindon Town (loan)	32	(2)
2025–	Coventry City	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:34, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Luke Matthew Woolfenden (born 21 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Coventry City. ^[4]

Woolfenden is a graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, making his senior debut in 2017. He spent time on loan at Bromley during the 2017–2018 season and Swindon Town during the 2018–2019 season. Primarily a centre back, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Ipswich Town

Woolfenden playing for Ipswich Town in 2018

Woolfenden joined the Ipswich Town academy at the age of 11. ^[5] He became a full academy player with Town in July 2015, signing a two-year scholarship. He signed his first professional contract in June 2017, signing a one-year contract with the option of an additional year extension. ^[6] He went on to make his full senior debut in a 2–0 win over Luton Town in the League Cup first round on 8 August 2017. ^[7] In September 2017, Woolfenden signed a new contract with Ipswich, signing a two-year contract with the option of an additional one-year extension. ^[8]

Bromley (loan)

In December 2017 he joined Bromley on a month's loan. He made his debut for Bromley against Macclesfield Town on 23 December. ^[9] On 27 April 2018, Woolfenden was recalled from his loan spell at Bromley. He made 17 starts and three sub appearances, scoring once, for the Ravens having joined them just before Christmas. ^[10]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 31 August 2018, Woolfenden joined League Two side Swindon Town on loan until the end of the season. ^[11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–2 loss to Bury on 15 September 2018. ^[12]

Return to Ipswich

Woolfenden returned to Ipswich and played until the end of the 2024–25 season. In summer 2025, he joined Coventry City on a three-year deal. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ipswich Town	2017–18 [14]	Championship	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		4	0
	2018–19 [15]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019–20 [16]	League One	31	1	2	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	36	1
	2020–21 [17]	League One	25	1	0	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	28	1
	2021–22 [18]	League One	31	0	2	0	1	0	4 [a]	0	38	0
	2022–23 [19]	League One	41	2	3	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	47	2
	2023–24 [20]	Championship	41	1	1	0	0	0	—		42	1
	2024–25 [21]	Premier League	15	0	3	0	0	0	—		18	0
Total			187	5	11	0	5	0	11	0	214	5
Bromley (loan)	2017–18 [14] [3]	National League	20	1	0	0	—		6 [b]	0	26	1
Swindon Town (loan)	2018–19 [15]	League Two	32	2	2	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	36	2
Coventry City	2025–26	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			239	8	13	0	5	0	19	0	276	8

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Ipswich Town

• EFL League One runner-up: 2022–23 ^[22]
• EFL Championship runner-up: 2023–24 ^[23]

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
2. Luke Woolfenden at Soccerbase
3. "L. Woolfenden". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
4. "Luke Woolfenden completes Coventry City transfer". Ipswich Star. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
5. "Woolfenden: Our Aim is to Win the League". TWTD. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
6. "Trio Sign First Pro Deals". TWTD. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
7. "Luton Town v Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
8. "Woolfenden Signs New Deal". TWTD. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
9. Woolfenden Joins Bromley on Loan Those were the Days, 23 December 2017
10. "Woolfenden Recalled from Bromley Loan – Ipswich Town News".
11. "Woolfenden Signs for Swindon". Ipswich Town Official Website. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
12. "Woolfenden: Today Needs To Be A Blip". Swindon Town Official Website. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
13. "Luke Woolfenden completes Coventry City transfer". Ipswich Star. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
14. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
15. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
16. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
17. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
18. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
19. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
20. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
21. "Games played by Luke Woolfenden in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
22. "Fleetwood Town 2 - 2 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
23. "We Are Premier League!". 4 May 2024.

External links

• Profile at the Ipswich Town F.C. website
• Luke Woolfenden at Soccerway
• Luke Woolfenden at Soccerbase