London Woodberry Explained

London Woodberry
Fullname:London Woodberry
Birth Date:28 May 1991
Birth Place:McKinney, Texas, United States
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:FC Dallas
Youthyears1:2008–2009
College1:Maryland Terrapins
Collegeyears1:2009–2012
Collegecaps1:77
Collegegoals1:4
Clubs1:Baltimore Bohemians
Years1:2012
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Clubs2:FC Dallas
Years2:2013–2014
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Arizona United
Caps3:24
Goals3:2
Years4:2015–2017
Clubs4:New England Revolution
Caps4:46
Goals4:1
Years5:2018
Clubs5:Nashville SC
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Years6:2019
Clubs6:Austin Bold
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Nationalteam1:United States U18
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:October 25, 2019
Nationalteam-Update:March 24, 2013

London Woodberry (born May 28, 1991) is an American soccer player.

Career

Woodberry played college soccer at the University of Maryland between 2009 and 2012. He earned Third Team NSCAA All-American honors as a senior for the Maryland Terrapins in 2012, helping his squad to eight shutouts throughout the season. Before his senior season, Woodberry played with USL PDL club Baltimore Bohemians during their inaugural 2012 season.[1]

Woodberry signed a Homegrown contract with FC Dallas on January 9, 2013.[2] He was waived in March 2014.[3] Woodberry then signed with USL Pro club Arizona United on April 9, 2014.[4]

Woodberry signed with MLS club New England Revolution after the club's 2015 preseason. He had played in all five preseason matches as Jay Heaps examined ways to fill out his roster.[5]

On 16 January 2018, Woodberry joined USL expansion club Nashville SC. He was announced alongside forward Ropapa Mensah and fellow defender Jordan Dunstan.[6] On November 14, 2018, Nashville announced that they had not re-signed Woodberry for the 2019 season.[7]

On December 5, 2018, USL expansion side Austin Bold FC announced the signing of London Woodberry for the 2019 season.[8] Austin released him at the end of the season.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bohs Add Four To Squad. 2023-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20120714095744/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/42834749.html#MAIN. 2012-07-14.
  2. Web site: FC Dallas Officially Signs London Woodberry & Stephen Keel. January 16, 2018. January 9, 2013. BigDSoccer.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529051000/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/fcd-waives-woodberry.html/. May 29, 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: FCD waives Woodberry. January 16, 2018. March 2014. SportsDay.DallasNews.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529051000/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/fcd-waives-woodberry.html/. May 29, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2014-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132437/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/800647.html . 2014-04-13 .
  5. Web site: New England Revolution bolster midfield, defensive depth with two new signings. MLSSoccer.com. January 16, 2018. February 28, 2015.
  6. Web site: Dynamic Ghanaian Striker, Two Defenders Build on Historic Nashville SC Roster. NashvilleSC.com. January 16, 2018. January 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084934/https://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/876015. June 13, 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: Nashville SC Announces 14 Players Returning for 2019 Season . 2018-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181115071232/https://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/968443 . 2018-11-15 . dead .
  8. Web site: Austin Bold Fc Signs Defender London Woodberry. 5 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Austin Bold Fc Announces Initial Roster Moves. 13 December 2019.