Owen Goodman
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Owen Olamidayo Goodman | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 2003 | ||
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) | 19 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
2023 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 14 December 2024 (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
[edit]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
[edit]Crystal Palace
[edit]Goodman signed a professional contract with Crystal Palace in July 2021 as a seventeen year-old.[4]
2022–23
[edit]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)
[edit]In July 2023, Goodman joined League Two club Colchester United on a season-long loan.[8]
2024–25: AFC Wimbledon (loan)
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 14 December 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Career total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
Personal life
[edit]Goodman has an English father and a Nigerian mother.[16][17][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Enitan, Obadina (October 30, 2021). "Owen Goodman: Crystal Palace Youngster On Kanu and Nigerian Choice". Sportsintel.ng.
- ^ a b c d Smith, Dom (30 September 2024). "AFC Wimbledon loanee relishing Newcastle test as he targets Crystal Palace future". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Super Eagles hopeful, Goodman extends contract with Crystal Palace". Vanguardngr.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Another Nigerian goalkeeper signs new deal with English Premier League club". Allnigeriasoccer.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Egbejule, Michael (18 November 2022). "Crystal Palace youth goalkeeping sensation, Goodman, gets new deal". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Adedipe, Adeyinka (17 November 2022). "Goodman pens new Palace deal". Punchng.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Owen Goodman". cpfc. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Owen Goodman: Colchester United sign Crystal Palace goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Goodman Dons the gloves!". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Adedipe, Adeyinka (21 October 2022). "Young goalie Goodman commits future to Nigeria". punchng.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Egbejule, Michael (20 October 2022). "England-based 18-year-old Goodman may end Nigeria's goalkeeping nightmare". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Six CPL Players Named To Canada U-20 Roster". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman shuns Flying Eagles". scoreng. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ENGLAND U20 VS USA U20 4-2". Soccerway. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Interim head coach Joe Edwards has picked a 21-man squad for their games with Romania and Portugal in October". Emglandfootball.com. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Adedipe, Adeyinka (21 October 2022). "Young goalie Goodman commits future to Nigeria". pumchng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Sensation Makes U-Turn On Playing For England, Commits To Super Eagles". October 29, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Owen Goodman at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- English expatriates in Canada
- English Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen