Ben Woodburn
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benjamin Woodburn | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Liverpool | ||
| Number | 58 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Liverpool | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Wales U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Wales U16 | 1 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Wales U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016– | Wales U19 | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:17, 8 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:15, 12 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Benjamin "Ben" Woodburn (born 15 October 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool. He became Liverpool's third youngest player in history upon making his senior debut in November 2016 and on his second appearance became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer.
Born in England, Woodburn currently represents the Wales under-19 team and previously captained the nation at under-17 level. He remains eligible for both the England and Wales national teams, however, he has pledged allegiance to Wales.
Born in Nottingham, Woodburn was raised in Tattenhall, Cheshire and played both cricket and football from a young age. He joined Liverpool's academy at under-7 level and steadily progressed through the club's youth ranks. During his schooling, Liverpool agreed to a request from Woodburn's parents that he should stay at home rather than in Rainhill, which was closer to the academy in Kirkby. In order to facilitate his development, the club arranged for a driver to transport Woodburn every day from training back to his home in Tattenhall. When he was 15 years old, Woodburn was fast-tracked from Liverpool's under-16s to the under-18s and his rapid development saw him included in Liverpool's "Futures Group", a programme that affords the club's most talented young players an opportunity to train with first-team coach Pep Lijnders once a week.
Having impressed first-team manager Jürgen Klopp during these training sessions, Woodburn was handed his non-competitive debut during the 2016–17 pre-season in a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers. He came off the bench in Liverpool's next match to score one and assist another for Roberto Firmino in a 5–0 friendly win over Fleetwood Town. Woodburn then, along with Kevin Stewart and fellow academy graduate Trent Alexander-Arnold, signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 8 November 2016.
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