Woods, Ryan

Birth Date

13th December 1993

Birthplace

Norton Canes, Staffordshire

Occupation

Midfielder

Biographical Text

Experienced midfielder Ryan Woods, then aged thirty, joined Exeter City on loan from Hull City in January 2024. He had previously appeared for Shrewsbury Town, Brentford, Stoke City and Birmingham City as well as a number of other clubs on loan.On the books of Walsall when at school Ryan became a Shrewsbury Town scholar/trainee in 2010 and, after making his first-team debut in April 2013, went on to make around a hundred league and cup appearances for the Shropshire club. Winning promotion with the Shrews and switching to Championship side Brentford in September 2015 for a reported £1 million fee, Ryan made almost 130 competitive appearances for his new club before signing for Stoke City in January 2019 after completing a loan period with the Potters.Playing 35 league games for Stoke, but also appearing in over sixty first-team games for Millwall during two loan spells, Ryan joined Birmingham City on a permanent basis in June 2021 and made 33 league and cup.sppearances before signing for Hull City in August 2022 where he clocked-up 26 league appearances during 2022/23. He then spent the first half of the following season on loan at Bristol Rovers before, after being recalled by Hull early in January 2024, joining Exeter City on loan on transfer deadline day at the start of February 2024.

Ryan made his debut as a late substitute against Peterborough United on 6 February 2024 and featured regularly throughout the remainder of the season as he started ten league games whilst coming on as a substitute on a further four occasions. Sent off at Northampton Town on 20 April 2024, he missed the final game at home to Oxford United.  

Appearances

Exeter City to end of 2023/24

League 14

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