Owen Goodman
Canadian footballer (born 2003)
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Owen Olamidayo Goodman (born 27 November 2003) is an professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Barnsley, on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in England, he represented both his country of birth and Canada at youth international level, before committing to Canada in October 2025 and gaining Canadian citizenship.
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Goodman with AFC Wimbledon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Olamidayo Goodman | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Harold Wood, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Barnsley (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) |
| 2024–2025 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 46 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Barnsley (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 19, 2026 | |||
Early life
Goodman was born in London, England.[2] He moved to Canada with his parents when he was five and played for clubs South Simcoe United and County FC in Alliston, Ontario.[3][4] During this period, he transitioned from playing as a defender to goalkeeper so that he could continue playing after training sessions.[5]
He returned to the United Kingdom from Ontario in 2015, at the age of thirteen.[6][7] He started playing with the Crystal Palace academy from under-13 level.[8]
Club career
Crystal Palace
Goodman signed a professional contract with Crystal Palace in July 2021 as a seventeen year-old.[9]
2022–23
Goodman had a place on the first-team bench for Crystal Palace in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2022.[10] He signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace in November 2022.[11] He made the Palace first-team bench in Premier League away trips to Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Southampton.[12]
2023–24: Colchester United (loan)
In July 2023, Goodman joined League Two club Colchester United on a season-long loan.[13] He made 40 appearances in all competitions for the club.[3]
2024–25: AFC Wimbledon (loan)
On 16 July 2024, Goodman returned to League Two for another loan spell, joining AFC Wimbledon for the duration of the 2024–25 season.[14] 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.[6] On 26 May 2025, Goodman earned a clean sheet as Wimbledon defeated Walsall in the play-off final to earn promotion to League One.[15]
During the season, as the first-choice goalkeeper, Goodman featured in every competitive fixture. He was named in the League Two Team of the Season and was awarded the League Two Golden Glove after keeping 24 of his 25 clean sheets in the league. His total placed him joint-second for the most clean sheets in a single League Two campaign.[16]
2025–26: Huddersfield Town (loan)
On 2 July 2025, Goodman signed for League One club Huddersfield Town for the duration of the 2025–26 season.[17] On 8 January 2026, Goodman’s loan at Huddersfield Town was terminated early after he made 12 appearances for the club, only six of which came after September 2025.[18][19]
2026: Barnsley (loan)
On 15 January 2026, Owen Goodman joined Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season following the early termination of his loan at Huddersfield Town. He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 victory over Blackpool.[20][19]
International career
Goodman was eligible to play for England, Canada and Nigeria.[6][21][22] In 2025 he had expressed his dream of representing Canada's senior national team.[23] In January 2023, Goodman was called up to a Nigeria U-20 training camp in January 2023 ultimately declined.[24]
England
Goodman was called up to the England U-18 side in 2021.[25] He played for the England U-20 against USA U-20 on 25 March 2023.[26] In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20.[27]
On 23 May 2025, Goodman was named to the England U21 pre-EURO training squad.[28]
Canada
In April 2022, Goodman accepted a call-up to the Canada under-20 team for two friendlies against Costa Rica,[29]
In August 2025, Canada's coach Jesse Marsch announced that Goodman was not eligible for Canada's national team, despite their efforts to meet eligibility requirements.[30] However, Goodman had begun pursuing Canadian citizenship earlier that year in March, hiring a lawyer to advance his case, and later declined an approach from Nigeria while awaiting a decision.[5] After completing the citizenship process in October 2025, he travelled to Toronto to take his citizenship oath and was subsequently named in Canada's squad for the November 2025 international window for a pair of friendlies against Ecuador and Venezuela. [31][32][5]
In May 2026, Goodman was named to Canada's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[33]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of March 19, 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2025–26 | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2025–26 | League One | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 109 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
Honours
AFC Wimbledon
Individual
