{"id":556210,"date":"2020-07-01T06:33:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T10:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=556210"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:27:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:27:31","slug":"luke-woolfenden-pens-four-year-contract-at-ipswich-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/01\/luke-woolfenden-pens-four-year-contract-at-ipswich-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Woolfenden Pens Four-Year Contract at Ipswich Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town defender Luke Woolfenden has penned a four-year contract with the club. The 21-year-old defender has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/sport\/sheffield-united-linked-with-ipswich-town-1-6462059\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subject of transfer interest<\/a> recently but there&#8217;s no danger of him leaving now with a huge new deal signed at the League One club.<\/p>\n<h2>Luke Woolfenden Signs Four-Year Contract at Ipswich Town<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f Town are delighted to confirm that Luke Woolfenden has signed a new contract at the Club.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old defender put pen to paper on a deal that will see him stay at Portman Road until the summer of 2024, with the Club having the option of another year on top.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc3a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/itfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#itfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gd7jp21kSL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gd7jp21kSL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/escdqL8bOp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/escdqL8bOp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ipswich Town FC (@IpswichTown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IpswichTown\/status\/1278269927586246657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Local Boy<\/h3>\n<p>Woolfenden was born in Ipswich and started his career with the side too, playing for eight years in the club&#8217;s academy. He signed his first professional contract at the start of the 2017\/18 season and, after making his debut in the League Cup against Luton Town, he joined non-league side Bromley on loan for five months.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old then spent the 2018\/19 campaign on loan in League Two with Swindon Town, where he was a regular in the side. He made 32 appearances in the league and contributed two goals as the Robins finished 13th.<\/p>\n<p>He has since become a regular for Ipswich after their relegation to League One. He has played 41 times in total for his hometown club and scored his first goal in the 1-0 win over Lincoln City in January. The string of fine performances would have put Woolfenden in the running for the club&#8217;s Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>This new deal for Woolfenden comes just over a year after he signed a three-year contract with the club, while he was still on loan at Swindon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"N8bCqmqLQRNSqT7I0aS8uA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1205678090\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'N8bCqmqLQRNSqT7I0aS8uA',sig:'3Zmq9ku1mZOLCWqn-9_71Wh50M5r_ZLHOsCTOoDZBxA=',w:'594px',h:'386px',items:'1205678090',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"N8bCqmqLQRNSqT7I0aS8uA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1205678090\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'N8bCqmqLQRNSqT7I0aS8uA',sig:'3Zmq9ku1mZOLCWqn-9_71Wh50M5r_ZLHOsCTOoDZBxA=',w:'594px',h:'386px',items:'1205678090',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town defender Luke Woolfenden has penned a four-year contract with the club. The 21-year-old defender has been the subject of transfer interest recently but there&#8217;s no danger of him leaving now with a huge new deal signed at the League One club. 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