About Freddie Woodman
Frederick John Woodman (born 4 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Liverpool. Woodman started his career at Crystal Palace before moving to the academy setup at Newcastle United in 2013. He made his Newcastle debut on 6 January 2018 and has had other spells on loan to Hartlepool United, Crawley Town, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen. Woodman has represented England up to U21 level, and has won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with his country. He received the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper in the latter tournament. == Early life == Woodman was born in Croydon, Greater London, and joined the Crystal Palace academy at the age of 14. He had been selected for the academy after being recommended by one of the coaches, who also taught at Woodman's secondary school. Woodman was already a Crystal Palace fan, having attended matches with his grandfather and also acted as both ball-boy and mascot during his youth. == Club career == === Early career === In 2013, Woodman left the Crystal Palace academy and joined Newcastle United, where his father Andy was goalkeeping coach at the time. === Loans to Hartlepool United and Crawley Town === On 16 September 2014, Woodman was sent on a month-long loan to Hartlepool United to gain experience of being in a first team environment.
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