Will Goodwin (footballer)

William Neil Goodwin (born 7 May 2002)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cheltenham Town.[2]

Will Goodwin
Personal information
Full name William Neil Goodwin[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002[2]
Place of birth Tarporley, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2020 Chester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Chester 6 (0)
2020 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2 (1)
2021–2023 Stoke City 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Hartlepool United (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 → Torquay United (loan) 24 (6)
2023– Cheltenham Town 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Goodwin began his career with Chester at the age of 9, making his first-team debut in January 2020 aged 17.[4] He moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in October 2020.[5]

He signed for Stoke City in February 2021,[6] having previously been a child mascot for the club,[7] moving on loan to Hartlepool United in August 2021.[8][9][10] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2021 against Barrow, scoring in a 3–2 defeat.[11][12]

In July 2022, Goodwin joined National League side Torquay United on a six-month loan.[13]

On 9 January 2023, Goodwin signed for League One side Cheltenham Town on a two-and-a-half year deal.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chester 2019–20[2] National League North 0000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[2] National League North 6000—2[lower-alpha 1]181
Total 6000—3191
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2020–21[15] Northern Premier League 2100—0021
Stoke City 2020–21[16] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[17] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[18] Championship 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22[17] League Two 10110004[lower-alpha 2]1152
Torquay United (loan) 2022–23[2] National League 24641—1[lower-alpha 1]0297
Cheltenham Town 2022–23[18] League One 12000001[lower-alpha 2]1131
Career total 5485100936812
  1. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "EFL Squad List: Season 2021/22" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. Will Goodwin at Soccerway
  3. Will Goodwin at Soccerbase
  4. Graham, Chris. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | Will Goodwin signs senior deal at Chester FC".
  5. FC, Chester. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | Will Goodwin joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan".
  6. FC, Chester. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | Will Goodwin joins Stoke City for undisclosed fee".
  7. Smith, Peter (2 February 2021). "Brilliant story behind Stoke City new striker Will Goodwin". StokeonTrentLive.
  8. "The great story behind Will Goodwin's loan move to Hartlepool United from Stoke". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk.
  9. "Pools sign Will Goodwin". 11 August 2021.
  10. "Hartlepool sign Stoke's Goodwin on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Barrow 3–2 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. "Will Goodwin hopes dream start with Hartlepool is a sign of things to come". The Northern Echo.
  13. "Goodwin links up with Torquay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. "Will Goodwin: Stoke striker signs for Cheltenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  15. "Player Profile - Will Goodwin (5th Oct 2020 - 19th Dec 2020)". stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  16. "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. "Games played by Will Goodwin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.


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