Benjamin Woodburn - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameBenjamin Luke Woodburn

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityWales

Age27

Date of birth15 Oct 1999

BirthplaceNottingham

Height174 cm

Shirt number#7

ClubSalford City

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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5

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

191

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Salford City.

Career

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Premier League Asia Trophy×2UEFA Champions League×2

Woodburn's current-season form is down 88% on last season (Season 17→2), while his Rating eased 26→22. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Salford City · 1st	5	0	0	6.52	29	2
2025/26	Salford City · 4th	27	3	2	6.76	26	17
2024/25	Salford City · 8th	33	3	6	6.98	33	18
2023/24	Preston · 10th	20	0	0	6.61	56	3
2022/23	Preston · 12th	38	1	2	6.61	63	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	11	2
Wales U19	3	2
Wales U17	7	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

B. Woodburn is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Salford City, rated 22.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Woodburn.

On the season, Woodburn graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.827 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 2). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 27 Woodburn is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

22.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

9.2%

Minutes

limited game time

2.83

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Salford City finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

5

Apps

2.83

Def. / 90

5

Tackles

1

Interceptions

1

Clean sheets

2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 5 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 9.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %9.2%

Available fixtures12 of 12

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.827

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 906.126

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 27, Woodburn sits on 2.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Woodburn's projected Rating — 22.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Salford CityJul 2024 – nowFree

PrestonJul 2022 – Jul 2024Free

Heart Of Midlothian(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

Oxford United(on loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2021

Liverpool(back from loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Sheffield Utd(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jan 2019

Liverpooluntil Aug 2018

Transfer history

About B. Woodburn

Benjamin Luke Woodburn is a 27-year-old central midfielder who plays for Salford City, born on October 15, 1999 in Nottingham, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Wales. Salford City currently sit 1st of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, B. Woodburn has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 191 minutes.

B. Woodburn's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Salford City face Exeter City at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Woodburn at 22.2 with a Season form score of 1.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League Asia Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, B. Woodburn has totalled 229 club appearances with 24 goals and 14 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for Preston.