Ben Woodburn

Ben Woodburn, Welsh footballer

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Born: October 15, 1999
Age in 2026: 27
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1999

About Ben Woodburn

Benjamin Luke Woodburn is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City. A versatile player, Woodburn can be deployed as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder, left winger or forward. Woodburn represents Wales at international level and became the nation's second youngest goalscorer behind Gareth Bale when he scored on his senior debut in 2017. 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. Woodburn then, along with Kevin Stewart and fellow academy graduate Trent Alexander-Arnold, signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 8 November 2016. Upon doing so, Woodburn became Liverpool's third-youngest debutant of all time at the age of 17 years and 42 days, and the club's second youngest in the Premier League, behind Jack Robinson.

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Ben Woodburn timeline

2016Having 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.
2016Woodburn then, along with Kevin Stewart and fellow academy graduate Trent Alexander-Arnold, signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 8 November 2016.
2017Woodburn represents Wales at international level and became the nation's second youngest goalscorer behind Gareth Bale when he scored on his senior debut in 2017.

The world when Ben Woodburn was born

Ben Woodburn was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

#1 song"Believe" – Cher
Top movieAmerican Beauty
Top TV showER
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
Defining fadY2K panic
Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ben Woodburn's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1999	2026
Gas	$1.17	$3.45/gal
Average home	$133,300	$435,000
Average income	$50,641	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.08	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.33	$0.73
Population	272.7M	341 million

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