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Ipswich Town - Ruben Wreford joins Woodbridge on loan

Ruben Wreford, pictured on his Woodbridge Town debut. <i>(Image: Max Woodward)</i>
Ruben Wreford, pictured on his Woodbridge Town debut. (Image: Max Woodward)
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Ipswich Town youngster Ruben Wreford has joined Woodbridge Town on a 28-day loan, and made his debut for the Suffolk non-league side over the weekend.

The 17-year-old goalkeeper featured for Liam Scopes' side, who were beaten 2-1 at home by Harleston Town in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division.

Wreford, who is a first-year scholar at the Blues, is gaining his first taste of senior football on this loan, playing for the Woodpeckers at Step 5.

They currently sit 15th in the ninth tier of English football after 15 league games so far.

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Ruben Wreford has been on the bench for Ipswich Town U21s this season. (Image: Ross Halls)

The Essex-born goalkeeper joined the Blues in January 2023, having played grassroots football and made his U18s debut as a schoolboy player last season.

Wreford, who has featured on the bench for the U21s, took part in an England goalkeepers’ camp at St George’s Park in April last year.

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