Lily Woodham
Welsh footballer (born 2000)
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Lily Susan Woodham (/ˈwʊdəm/ WUUD-əm; born 3 September 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Wales national team. She has previously played for Bristol City, Reading, Charlton Athletic, Seattle Reign and Crystal Palace.
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Woodham with the Seattle Reign in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lily Susan Woodham | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2000[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff,[3] Wales | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Bristol City | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | Reading | 65 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Seattle Reign | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2025– | Liverpool | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Wales U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Wales U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Wales | 44 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:06, 4 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:56, 17 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 31 July 2019, Woodham and Charlie Estcourt joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the season.[4]
On 7 July 2022, Reading confirmed that Woodham had signed a new two-year contract with the club,[5] and at the start of the 2023–24 season, Woodham became the club captain.[6]
On 31 January 2024, Woodham signed a two-year contract with National Women's Soccer League side Seattle Reign for an undisclosed fee.[7][8]
On 13 September 2024, she joined Women's Super League club Crystal Palace on loan until January 2025 for the 2024–25 season.[9] In November 2024, Woodham stated she believed Palace would be able to remain in the top tier of women's football.[10] The loan was extended until the end of the 2024–25 season on 29 January 2025.[11]
On 25 July 2025, Woodham and Seattle Reign FC mutually agreed to terminate her contract.[12] Three days later, on 28 July, it was announced that Woodham had signed for Liverpool.[13]
International career
Woodham made her debut for Cymru’s senior team in 2020 against the Faroe Islands in a 4-0 victory in the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro qualifiers, in a game where she also scored her first Cymru goal. [14]
Woodham earned three caps for Cymru’s WU17s in 2016 and six caps for Cymru’s WU19s during 2018-2020. [14]
Woodham currently has 39 caps [15] for Cymru, scoring three goals, including a strike against the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff to help Cymru secure qualification for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland.
Personal life
Woodham’s hobbies outside of football include music, fashion and drinking coffee. She also supports child protection charities.[14] Family is one of the most important things to her.[14]
As of December 2025[update], Woodham is in a relationship with Rebecca Fenney, who took part in the tenth series of Married at First Sight.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2017 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Women's Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Seattle Reign | 2024 | National Women's Soccer League | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career Total | 119 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 150 | 1 | ||
- Includes the FA Women's Cup
International
- As of matches played 2 December 2025[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 44 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Woodham goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 October 2020 | Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales |  Faroe Islands |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 2 | 27 February 2024 | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 29 November 2024 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 4 | 2 December 2025 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |  Switzerland |
3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
