Johnny Woodly

Johnny Mauricio Woodly Lambert (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɟʝoni ˈwuðli]; born July 27, 1980) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for C.D. Barrio México.

Johnny Woodly
Personal information
Full name Johnny Mauricio Woodly Lambert
Date of birth (1980-07-27) July 27, 1980
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Barrio México
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Carmelita
2005 Brujas 2 (0)
2006 Miramar Misiones 15 (1)
2006 Carmelita 16 (2)
2006 Brujas 11 (1)
2007 Alianza
2007 Brujas 14 (0)
2008–2009 San Carlos 13 (3)
2009 Chongqing Lifan 30 (10)
2010 Changchun Yatai 13 (4)
2010 → Chongqing Lifan (loan) 15 (5)
2011 Dalian Aerbin 24 (13)
2012–2013 Shijiazhuang Yongchang 56 (33)
2014 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 29 (16)
2015 Carmelita 15 (5)
2015–2016 Municipal 18 (3)
2016 Carmelita 13 (7)
2016 Alajuelense 24 (6)
2017 San Carlos 18 (8)
2017 Grecia 22 (5)
2018 Cartaginés 8 (1)
2019 La U Universitarios 21 (6)
2019– Barrio México
International career
2016 Costa Rica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Woodly and the second or maternal family name is Lambert.

Club career

He started his career at Carmelita and had a spell at Brujas, before moving abroad to Uruguayan side Miramar Misiones in summer 2005.[1] He returned to Costa Rica to play for Carmelita and Brujas again. In 2007, Woodly moved to El Salvador, to play for Alianza[2] only to return to Brujas and then San Carlos. He then signed for Chinese outfit Chongqing Lifan in March 2009.[3]

He transferred to Dalian Aerbin in January 2011.[4] Dalian successfully achieved League One champions for the first time in the 2011 league season. He finished the season with the League One top scorer, scored 13 goals, which shared with Mitchel Brown.

He transferred to another Chinese second-tier club, Fujian Smart Hero, in US$150,000 in February 2011. Scoring 21 goals in 28 appearances in the 2012 season, he extended his contract with the club and followed the club to move to Shijiazhuang in 2013, making him the longest serving Tico in China.[5]

In February 2014, Woodly transferred to China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[6]

At the end of August 2019, Woodly left La U Universitarios and joined C.D. Barrio México.[7]

International career

Woodly was called up to Costa Rica's Copa America Centenario squad to replace the injured Ariel Rodríguez.[8]

Chinese League career statistics

(Correct as of 2013)

Season Club League League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2009 Chongqing Lifan Chinese Super League 3010------3010
2010 Changchun Yatai 134----43177
Chongqing Lifan 155------155
2011 Dalian Aerbin China League One 241312----2515
2012 Fujian Smart Hero 282100----2821
2013 281200----2812
2014 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 291600----2916
Total 16781120043168 83

Honours

Clubs
Dalian Aerbin

Individual

References
  1. Woodly debutó con gol en Uruguay - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Woodly reforzará al Alianza de El Salvador - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Johnny Woodly jugará en China - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. 阿尔滨签约中超高效射手王 金尼与保籍铁卫加盟
  5. Johnny Woodly ya tiene a la vista los 100 goles en el fútbol chino Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine - Monumental (in Spanish)
  6. 我区首家职业足球俱乐部成立 at news.ifeng.com 2014-03-02 Retrieved 2014-03-02(in Chinese)
  7. Johnny Woodly asume el goleo de la Liga de Ascenso y da ..., nacion.com, 29 September 2019
  8. "Costa Rica National Team Roster Copa America". mlssoccer.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2011". soccerway.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2019-08-06.


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