1. Frederick John Woodman was born on 4 March 1997 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Preston North End.
19 Facts About Freddie Woodman
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Freddie Woodman started his career at Crystal Palace before moving to the academy setup at Newcastle United in 2013.
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Freddie Woodman made his Newcastle debut on 6 January 2018 and has had other spells on loan to Hartlepool United, Crawley Town, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen.
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Freddie Woodman has represented England up to U21 level, and has won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with his country.
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Freddie Woodman received the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper in the latter tournament.
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Freddie Woodman was born in Croydon, Greater London, and joined the Crystal Palace academy at the age of 14.
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In 2013, Freddie Woodman joined Newcastle United, where his father Andy was goalkeeping coach at the time.
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On 16 September 2014, Freddie Woodman was sent on a month-long loan to Hartlepool United to gain experience of being in a first team environment.
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The only thing Freddie Woodman lacks at the moment is experience in League football and that is what this loan spell with give him.
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On 9 January 2017, Freddie Woodman moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock for the remainder of the season, along with Newcastle teammates Callum Roberts and Sean Longstaff.
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Freddie Woodman played regularly for Kilmarnock, keeping five clean sheets in 15 appearances.
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Freddie Woodman left the club before the end of the season to play in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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On 31 January 2018, Freddie Woodman was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen for the remainder of the season.
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Freddie Woodman was sharply criticised following an error-prone afternoon at Old Trafford, where goalkeeping errors led to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes, ultimately leading to his eventual relegation to the bench, when Darlow was fully fit.
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Freddie Woodman won the Preston North End Player of the Year Award in his first season.
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Freddie Woodman won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with England, conceding two goals in 4 games and saving a penalty in the final of the tournament against the Netherlands.
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Freddie Woodman was a member of the England squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, starting in the semi-final defeat against Italy.
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On 6 October 2016, Freddie Woodman made his debut at Under-21 level against Kazakhstan keeping a clean sheet in the process.
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Freddie Woodman is the son of former Brentford, Northampton Town, Oxford United and Colchester United goalkeeper Andy Woodman and his godfather is former England international defender and former England manager Gareth Southgate.