Owen Goodman

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Owen Goodman
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Goodman with AFC Wimbledon in 2025
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 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
(on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number 1
Youth career
South Simcoe United
County FC Academy
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Colchester United (loan) 38 (0)
2024–2025 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 46 (0)
2025– → Huddersfield Town (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2022 Canada U20 1 (0)
2023 England U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:45, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

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

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Early life

Goodman was born in Essex. [2] He moved to Canada with his parents at the age of five and represented clubs South Simcoe United and County FC in Alliston, Ontario. [2] [3] During this period, he transitioned from playing as a defender to goalkeeper so that he could continue playing after training sessions. [4]

He returned to the United Kingdom from Ontario in 2015, at the age of thirteen. [5] [6] He started playing with the Crystal Palace academy from under-13 level. [7]

Club career

Crystal Palace

Goodman signed a professional contract with Crystal Palace in July 2021 as a seventeen year-old. [8]

2022–23

Goodman had a place on the first-team bench for Crystal Palace in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2022. [9] He signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace in November 2022. [10] He made the Palace first-team bench in Premier League away trips to Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Southampton. [11]

2023–24: Colchester United (loan)

In July 2023, Goodman joined League Two club Colchester United on a season-long loan. [12] He made 40 appearances in all competitions for the club. [2]

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. [13] 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. [5] On 26 May 2025, Goodman earned a clean sheet as Wimbledon defeated Walsall in the play-off final to earn promotion to League One. [14]

During the season, as the first-choice goalkeeper, Goodman featured in every competitive fixture. He was named in the League Two Team of the Season and was awarded the League Two Golden Glove after keeping 24 of his 25 clean sheets in the league. His total placed him joint-second for the most clean sheets in a single League Two campaign. [15]

2025–26: Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 2 July 2025, Goodman signed for League One club Huddersfield Town for the duration of the 2025–26 season. [16]

International career

Goodman is eligible to play for England, Canada, and Nigeria. [5] [17] [18] He has expressed his dream of representing Canada's senior national team in the future. [19]

Goodman was called up to the England U-18 side in 2021. [20] In April 2022, Goodman accepted a call-up to the Canada under-20 team for two friendlies against Costa Rica, [21] (he was able to be called up to the Canada youth, despite not having citizenship, as he had Canadian permanent residency status). [4] Goodman was subsequently called-up to a Nigeria U-20 training camp in January 2023 but ultimately declined. [22] He played for the England U-20 against USA U-20 on 25 March 2023. [23] In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20. [24]

On 23 May 2025, Goodman was named to the England U21 pre-EURO training squad. [25]

In August 2025, Canada's coach Jesse Marsch announced that Goodman was not eligible for Canada's national team, despite their efforts to meet eligibility requirements. [26] However, Goodman had begun pursuing Canadian citizenship earlier that year in March, hiring a lawyer to advance his case, and later declined an approach from Nigeria while awaiting a decision. [4]

After completing the citizenship process in October 2025, he travelled to Toronto to take his citizenship oath and was subsequently named in Canada's squad for the November 2025 international window for a pair of friendlies. [27] [28] [4]

Personal life

Goodman has an English father and a Nigerian mother. [29] [30] [5] He became a Canadian citizen in October 2025. [31]

Career statistics

As of 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2022–23 Premier League 0000000000
Colchester United (loan) 2023–24 League Two 380101000400
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2024–25 League Two460203010520
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2025–26 League One 6000000060
Career total910304010980

    Honours

    AFC Wimbledon

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/460443/show/owen-goodman
    2. 1 2 3 "SCOUT REPORT: OWEN GOODMAN". Huddersfield Town AFC. 2025-07-02.
    3. ↑ Nightingale, Tom (2025-03-25). "Talented Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman says he's 'just waiting on a call-up from Canada'". Canadian Soccer Daily.
    4. 1 2 3 4 Kloke, Joshua; Woosnam, Matt (2025-11-12). "Owen Goodman's persistent path to Canadian citizenship makes him a World Cup wild card". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-11-12.
    5. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Dom (30 September 2024). "AFC Wimbledon loanee relishing Newcastle test as he targets Crystal Palace future". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
    6. ↑ Iles, Marc (2025-05-20). "Bolton Wanderers eyeing Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman on loan". The Bolton News.
    7. ↑ "Super Eagles hopeful, Goodman extends contract with Crystal Palace". Vanguardngr.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    8. ↑ "Another Nigerian goalkeeper signs new deal with English Premier League club". Allnigeriasoccer.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    9. ↑ Egbejule, Michael (18 November 2022). "Crystal Palace youth goalkeeping sensation, Goodman, gets new deal". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    10. ↑ Adedipe, Adeyinka (17 November 2022). "Goodman pens new Palace deal". Punchng.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    11. ↑ "Owen Goodman". cpfc. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    12. ↑ "Owen Goodman: Colchester United sign Crystal Palace goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
    13. ↑ "Goodman Dons the gloves!". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
    14. ↑ Peddy, Chris (2025-05-26). "AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Walsall: Dons promoted to League One". BBC Sport.
    15. 1 2 "Loan Report: Owen Goodman wins play-off final with AFC Wimbledon - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 2025-05-28.
    16. ↑ "Huddersfield sign Palace keeper Goodman". www.bbc.co.uk. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
    17. ↑ Adedipe, Adeyinka (21 October 2022). "Young goalie Goodman commits future to Nigeria". punchng.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
    18. ↑ "1-ON-1 🎙️ + SQUAD ANALYSIS: Jesse Marsch calls up CanMNT dual-nationals Alfie Jones, Owen Goodman & Marcelo Flores". onesoccer.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
    19. ↑ "OWEN GOODMAN: "IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE"". Huddersfield Town AFC. 2025-07-02.
    20. ↑ Egbejule, Michael (20 October 2022). "England-based 18-year-old Goodman may end Nigeria's goalkeeping nightmare". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    21. ↑ Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Six CPL Players Named To Canada U-20 Roster". Northern Tribune.
    22. ↑ "Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman shuns Flying Eagles". scoreng. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    23. ↑ "ENGLAND U20 VS USA U20 4-2". Soccerway. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    24. ↑ "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.
    25. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (2025-05-23). "England MU21s training squad named for pre-EURO camp". England Football.
    26. ↑ Kloke, Joshua (2025-08-20). "Canada's Jesse Marsch focused on final days of European transfer window". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-08-20.
    27. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (November 6, 2025). "1-ON-1 🎙️ + SQUAD ANALYSIS: Jesse Marsch calls up CanMNT dual-nationals Alfie Jones, Owen Goodman & Marcelo Flores". OneSoccer .
    28. ↑ Press, The Canadian. "Looking for more talent, Canada coach Jesse Marsch brings in three new faces to camp". CHAT News Today. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
    29. ↑ Adedipe, Adeyinka (21 October 2022). "Young goalie Goodman commits future to Nigeria". pumchng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    30. ↑ "Crystal Palace Sensation Makes U-Turn On Playing For England, Commits To Super Eagles". October 29, 2021.
    31. ↑ "Goalkeeper Owen Goodman living his dream as he finally begins his journey with Canadian men's soccer team". November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
    32. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Walsall: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
    33. ↑ Ashton, Ben (27 April 2025). "Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
    34. ↑ "PFA League Two Team of the Year 2025". PFA. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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