Owen Goodman


Owen Olamidayo Goodman is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Barnsley, on loan from club Crystal Palace.
Born in England, he made one appearance for the Canada under-20 national team and two appearances for the England under-20 national team. He most recently accepted a call-up to the Canada national team but has yet to make his debut.

Early life

Goodman was born in London, England. He moved to Canada with his parents when he was five and played for clubs South Simcoe United and County FC in Alliston, Ontario. During this period, he transitioned from playing as a defender to goalkeeper so that he could continue playing after training sessions.
He returned to the United Kingdom from Ontario in 2015, at the age of thirteen. He started playing with the Crystal Palace academy from under-13 level.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Goodman signed a professional contract with Crystal Palace in July 2021 as a seventeen year-old.

2022–23

Goodman had a place on the first-team bench for Crystal Palace in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2022. He signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace in November 2022. He made the Palace first-team bench in Premier League away trips to Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Southampton.

2023–24: Colchester United (loan)

In July 2023, Goodman joined League Two club Colchester United on a season-long loan. He made 40 appearances in all competitions for the club.

2024–25: AFC Wimbledon (loan)

On 16 July 2024, Goodman returned to League Two for another loan spell, joining AFC Wimbledon for the duration of the 2024–25 season. In September 2024, he saved two penalties in a shoot-out to help Wimbledon knock Premier League side Ipswich Town out of the EFL Cup. On 26 May 2025, Goodman earned a clean sheet as Wimbledon defeated Walsall in the play-off final to earn promotion to League One.
During the season, as the first-choice goalkeeper, Goodman featured in every competitive fixture. He was named in the League Two Team of the Season and was awarded the League Two Golden Glove after keeping 24 of his 25 clean sheets in the league. His total placed him joint-second for the most clean sheets in a single League Two campaign.

2025–26: Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 2 July 2025, Goodman signed for League One club Huddersfield Town for the duration of the 2025–26 season.

International career

Goodman is eligible to play for England, Canada, and Nigeria. He has expressed his dream of representing Canada's senior national team in the future.
Goodman was called up to the England U-18 side in 2021. In April 2022, Goodman accepted a call-up to the Canada under-20 team for two friendlies against Costa Rica,. Goodman was subsequently called-up to a Nigeria U-20 training camp in January 2023 but ultimately declined. He played for the England U-20 against USA U-20 on 25 March 2023. In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20.
On 23 May 2025, Goodman was named to the England U21 pre-EURO training squad.
In August 2025, Canada's coach Jesse Marsch announced that Goodman was not eligible for Canada's national team, despite their efforts to meet eligibility requirements. However, Goodman had begun pursuing Canadian citizenship earlier that year in March, hiring a lawyer to advance his case, and later declined an approach from Nigeria while awaiting a decision. After completing the citizenship process in October 2025, he travelled to Toronto to take his citizenship oath and was subsequently named in Canada's squad for the November 2025 international window for a pair of friendlies.

Personal life

Goodman has an English father and a Nigerian mother.

Honours

AFC Wimbledon
Individual