Mace Goodridge
Personal information
Full name Mace Lewin Goodridge[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Oldham, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2016 Manchester City
2016–2018 Newcastle United
2018–2020 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Burnley 0 (0)
2021Barrow (loan) 2 (0)
2021 Chorley 7 (0)
2021–2022 AFC Telford United 24 (4)
2022 Buxton 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:27, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Mace Lewin Goodridge (born 13 September 1999) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[4][5]

Career

Goodridge played youth football for Manchester City, Newcastle United and Burnley.[6] Goodridge arrvied at Burnley from Newcastle United in 2018.[7] He signed a new contract with Burnley in February 2020, which was a reward for the difficult first season he had at the club after initially impressing Academy manager Jon Pepper.[7] He had picked up a cruciate ligament injury from an innocuous challenge in training that had kept him out of action for almost a year.[7] He also spent some time with the first-team, featuring on the bench twice in the 2019–20 season before football was suspended for COVID-19.[8][9] He moved on loan to Barrow in February 2021.[10] In May 2021 it was announced that Goodridge would be leaving the club after three years, following the expiration of his contract.[11]

In October 2021 he signed for Chorley.[12]

In December 2021 he signed for AFC Telford United.[13]

In July 2022 he signed for Buxton.[5]

He stopped playing football and moved into the management side of the game, where he became the Academy's Head of Performance Analsis at EFL League One side Fleetwood Town.[14]

References

  1. "Professional Retain List 2018/19" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. "Mace Goodridge". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. "Mace Goodridge Profile, News & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com.
  4. Mace Goodridge at Soccerbase
  5. 1 2 Mace Goodridge at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. "Mace Goodridge". Burnley Football Club.
  7. 1 2 3 Jones, Andy (28 June 2020). "The youngsters who could get their chance in Burnley's run-in". Retrieved 26 April 2021 via The Athletic.
  8. James, Alex (9 December 2019). "Mace Goodridge's remarkable journey from Academy to Burnley first team". LancsLive.
  9. "'Fresh Prince' Mace Goodridge looking for more opportunities with the Clarets". www.burnleyexpress.net.
  10. "Bluebirds sign Goodridge & NdjolI". BBC Sport.
  11. James, Alex (14 May 2021). "Burnley Academy set to make key contract decisions as details emerge of departing players". Retrieved 27 June 2021 via LancsLive.
  12. "Goodridge signs permanent deal | Chorley FC".
  13. "Midfielder Signs". AFC Telford United. 26 December 2021.
  14. "Club Officials and Staff". Fleetwood Town FC. Retrieved 3 December 2023.


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