Riley Paul Woodcock is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who currently plays as a left back for Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League.

Riley Woodcock
Personal information
Full name Riley Paul Woodcock
Date of birth (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Floreat Athena
Youth career
0000–2010 Cockburn City
2010 FW NTC
2010–2012 AIS
2012–2015 Perth Glory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Perth Glory 14 (0)
2014–2015 Perth Glory NPL 8 (2)
2015–2016 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2016 Cockburn City 4 (0)
2016–2017 Sydney FC 0 (0)
2017 Sydney United 11 (1)
2018 Sydney Olympic 28 (0)
2019–2021 Cockburn City 29 (5)
2021 ECU Joondalup 16 (1)
2022– Floreat Athena 8 (2)
International career
2011 Australia U-17 4 (2)
2014–2015 Australia U-20 6 (1)
2014–2015 Australia U-23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2015

Early career

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Woodcock advanced through the youth setup at Cockburn City SC, the Australian Institute of Sport and Perth Glory FC.

Senior career

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Sydney FC

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After getting limited game time at Perth despite consistently being selected for and captaining Australian youth squads, Woodcock opted to join fellow Western Australian Brandon O'Neill and switch to the eastern seaboard, both signing with Sydney FC for the 2015–16 A-League season.[1] After 6 appearances in all tournaments over the season, Woodcock was released from Sydney FC as part of their rebuild.[2]

Despite being released by Sydney FC, Woodcock played the 2nd half of a pre-season friendly against Adelaide United. Days before the start of the 2016–17 A-League season, it was announced that he had re-signed on a one-year deal.[3]

In February 2017, Woodcock was released by Sydney FC to pursue other career options.[4] Riley signed with Sydney United for the 2017 NSW Premier League season.[5] In September 2017, Riley signed with NSW Premier League club Sydney Olympic for the 2018 season.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 May 2016[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perth Glory 2013–14 A-League 13 0 13 0
2014–15 A-League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 14 0 0 0 14 0
Sydney FC 2015–16 A-League 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 0
Career total 15 0 2 0 3 0 20 0

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney FC signs Young Socceroos captain". SBS The World Game. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Sydney FC announce Hyundai A-League squad changes". Football Federation Australia. 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Sydney welcome back Woodcock". FourFourTwo. 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Sydney FC promote teent striker Lokolingoy". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 22 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Football NSW - Supporting the beautiful game in NSW". FootballNSW.
  6. ^ "Sydney Olympic Football Club". Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Woodcock Analysis by Team". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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