Owen Goodman

Owen Goodman

Personal information
Full name	Owen Olamidayo Goodman
Date of birth	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Harold Wood, Essex, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number	1
Youth career
	South Simcoe United
	County FC Academy
	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Crystal Palace	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Colchester United (loan)	38	(0)
2024–	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	26	(0)
International career‡
2022	Canada U20	1	(0)
2023	England U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 29 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Owen Olamidayo Goodman (born 27 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Early life

Goodman was born in Harold Wood. He moved to Ontario, Canada with his parents in 2009.^{[ citation needed ]}

Owen started playing rep soccer for South Simcoe United before playing for County FC Academy both clubs based in Alliston, Ontario. ^[1] He returned to the United Kingdom from Ontario in 2015. ^[2] He started playing with the Crystal Palace academy from under-13 level. ^[3]

Club career

Crystal Palace

Goodman signed a professional contract with Crystal Palace in July 2021 as a seventeen year-old. ^[4]

2022–23

Goodman had a place on the first-team bench for Crystal Palace in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2022. ^[5] He signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace in November 2022. ^[6] He made the Palace first-team bench in Premier League away trips to Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Southampton. ^[7]

2023–24: Colchester United (loan)

In July 2023, Goodman joined League Two club Colchester United on a season-long loan. ^[8]

2024–25: AFC Wimbledon (loan)

On 16 July 2024, Goodman returned to League Two for another loan spell, joining AFC Wimbledon for the duration of the 2024–25 season. ^[9] In September 2024, he saved two penalties in a shoot-out to help Wimbledon knock Premier League side Ipswich Town out of the EFL Cup. ^[2]

International career

Eligible to play for England, Canada and Nigeria, ^{[2] [10]} Goodman was called up to the England U-18 side in 2021. ^[11] In April 2022, Goodman accepted a call-up to the Canada under-20 team for two friendlies against Costa Rica. ^[12] Goodman was subsequently called-up to a Nigeria U-20 training camp in January 2023 but ultimately declined. ^[13] He played for the England U-20 against USA U-20 on 25 March 2023. ^[14] In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 29 January 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
Crystal Palace	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colchester United (loan)	2023–24	League Two	38	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	40	0
AFC Wimbledon (loan)	2024-25	League Two	26	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	31	0
Career total			64	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	71	0

Personal life

Goodman has an English father and a Nigerian mother. ^{[16] [17] [2]}

References

1. Enitan, Obadina (October 30, 2021). "Owen Goodman: Crystal Palace Youngster On Kanu and Nigerian Choice". Sportsintel.ng.
2. Smith, Dom (30 September 2024). "AFC Wimbledon loanee relishing Newcastle test as he targets Crystal Palace future". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
3. "Super Eagles hopeful, Goodman extends contract with Crystal Palace". Vanguardngr.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
4. "Another Nigerian goalkeeper signs new deal with English Premier League club". Allnigeriasoccer.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
5. Egbejule, Michael (18 November 2022). "Crystal Palace youth goalkeeping sensation, Goodman, gets new deal". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
6. Adedipe, Adeyinka (17 November 2022). "Goodman pens new Palace deal". Punchng.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
7. "Owen Goodman". cpfc. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
8. "Owen Goodman: Colchester United sign Crystal Palace goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
9. "Goodman Dons the gloves!". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
10. Adedipe, Adeyinka (21 October 2022). "Young goalie Goodman commits future to Nigeria". punchng.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
11. Egbejule, Michael (20 October 2022). "England-based 18-year-old Goodman may end Nigeria's goalkeeping nightmare". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
12. Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Six CPL Players Named To Canada U-20 Roster". Northern Tribune.
13. "Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman shuns Flying Eagles". scoreng. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
14. "ENGLAND U20 VS USA U20 4-2". Soccerway. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
15. "Interim head coach Joe Edwards has picked a 21-man squad for their games with Romania and Portugal in October". Englandfootball.com. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
16. Adedipe, Adeyinka (21 October 2022). "Young goalie Goodman commits future to Nigeria". pumchng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
17. "Crystal Palace Sensation Makes U-Turn On Playing For England, Commits To Super Eagles". October 29, 2021.

External links

• Owen Goodman at Soccerway