Ryan Woods (footballer, born 1993)

Ryan Woods

Woods playing for Brentford in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Michael Woods
Date of birth	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 23)
Place of birth	Norton Canes, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team	Brentford
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2009	Walsall
2009–2012	Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Shrewsbury Town	91	(1)
2015–	Brentford	88	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:12, 21 September 2017 (UTC).

Ryan Michael Woods (born 13 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brentford. He began his career with Shrewsbury Town and is a product of the club's youth system. In 2015, after helping Shrewsbury to promotion back to League One, he transferred to Brentford for a fee of £1 million.

Born in Norton Canes, Staffordshire, Woods began his career with local club Walsall, but was released at age 15 and moved to Shrewsbury Town, completing a scholarship and signing his first professional contract in May 2012. He received his maiden call into the first team squad for a League One match at home to Carlisle United on 15 December 2012 and remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 win. After six further calls into the squad, Woods made his debut as an 89th-minute substitute for Aaron Wildig in a 1–0 home win over Oldham Athletic on 23 April 2013. Four days later he played his only other game of the season, again replacing Wildig for the last six minutes of a 3–2 win against Portsmouth at the New Meadow. He signed a contract extension on 10 June 2013.

Woods made his first senior start for Shrewsbury Town away at Rotherham United on 24 August 2013, playing at right back in the 2–2 draw, owing to a shortage of defenders. He scored his first senior goal – and only Shrewsbury goal – in a 3–2 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons on 11 January 2014, netting in the seventh minute of the game at the Stadium mk. Having established himself in the first team, making 43 appearances in all competitions in 2013–14, it was announced on 13 May 2014 that Woods had triggered a clause in his contract to extend his stay at the club for at least another season, despite the Shrews' relegation to League Two. He won two Player of the Year awards for his performances during the campaign, voted for by the Shrewsbury Town Away Travel Club and the Family Stand supporters.