Lily Woodham
.jpg) Woodham playing for Wales in October 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lily Susan Woodham | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2000[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff,[3] Wales | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Bristol City | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | Reading | 65 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Seattle Reign | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Wales U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Wales U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Wales | 39 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Lily Susan Woodham (/ˈwʊdəm/ WUUD-əm; born 3 September 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Wales national team. She has previously played for Bristol City, Reading, and Charlton Athletic.
Club career
[edit]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] The loan was extended until the end of the 2024–25 season on 29 January 2025.[11]
International career
[edit]Woodham made her debut for Cymru’s senior team in 2020 against the Faroe Islands in a 4-0 victory in the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro qualifiers, in a game where she also scored her first Cymru goal. [12]
Woodham earned three caps for Cymru’s WU17s in 2016 and six caps for Cymru’s WU19s during 2018-2020. [13]
Woodham currently has 39 caps [14] for Cymru, scoring three goals, including a strike against the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff to help Cymru secure qualification for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland.
Personal life
[edit]Woodham’s hobbies outside of football include music, fashion and drinking coffee. She is also passionate about supporting child protection charities.[15] Family is one of the most important things to her.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 February 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2017 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Seattle Reign | 2024 | National Women's Soccer League | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career Total | 107 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 132 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup, FA Women's National League Cup and NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
International
[edit]- As of matches played 3 June 2025, statistics from the Football Association of Wales[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Woodham goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 October 2020 | Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales |  Faroe Islands
|
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 2 | 27 February 2024 | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland
|
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 29 November 2024 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Republic of Ireland
|
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lily Woodham Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "UEFA – Lily Woodham". UEFA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Lily Woodham exclusive: Playing at the Madejski Stadium and 'getting along with everyone'". 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Estcourt and Woodham loan". Charlton Athetlic Women Twitter. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "𝙇𝙄𝙇𝙔'𝙎 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙔𝙄𝙉𝙂". twitter.com/ReadingFCWomen. Reading FC Women Twitter. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "OUR NEW CLUB CAPTAIN: LILY WOODHAM". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (31 January 2024). "Transfer deadline day: Wales internationals Angharad James and Lily Woodham join Seattle Reign". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (31 January 2024). "Reign FC bolster roster by signing pair of Welsh international players". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Wales' Woodham joins Crystal Palace on loan". BBC Sport. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Palace 'so capable' of staying up - Woodham". BBC Sport. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Wales' Woodham to stay on loan at Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "CYMRU EURO 2025 MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Euro 2025. FAW. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "CYMRU EURO 2025 MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Euro 2025. FAW. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Wales Euro 2025 Squad". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "CYMRU EURO 2025 MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Euro 2025. FAW. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "CYMRU EURO 2025 MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Euro 2025. FAW. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ a b Lily Woodham at Soccerway
External links
[edit]
- Lily Woodham at Soccerway.com
- Lily Woodham at WorldFootball.net
- Lily Woodham at FBref.com
- Lily Woodham at kicker (in German)
- Lily Woodham at Crystal Palace F.C.
- Lily Woodham at Seattle Reign F.C.
- Lily Woodham at Flashscore.com
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