Ivan Woods (born 31 December 1976) is a former professional footballer. Born in Canada, he represented the Malta national team.
Woods began his career playing for Attard, but following some impressive displays he was signed by Valletta for the 1994âÂÂ95 season. Woods made seven appearances in his debut season for Valletta, but failed to score any goals, as Valletta finished in third position in the Maltese Premier League.
Woods began the 1995âÂÂ96 season with Valletta, hoping to force his way into the first team squad. During the season, he made 11 appearances, and scored two goals, to help his team to a second-place finish in the Maltese Premier League.
For the 1996âÂÂ97 season, he made 18 appearances, and scored five goals, as Valletta finished the season as champions in the Maltese Premier League.
Hoping to gain more silverware during the 1997âÂÂ98 season, Woods went on to make 22 appearances and score four goals, as Valletta retained the Maltese Premier League title.
Woods returned to Valletta for the 1999âÂÂ00 season, and went on to make seven appearances, but failed to score any goals during the season.
Following a good run of form, Woods joined Sliema Wanderers on loan for the 1998âÂÂ99 season. He went on to make 20 appearances and score an impressive ten goals, as Sliema Wanderers finished in third position in the Maltese Premier League.
Woods joined PietàHotspurs during the January transfer window of the 1999âÂÂ00 season. In his first season with the club, he made 16 appearances, scoring three goals, as his new club recorded a fifth-place finish in the Maltese Premier League.
In his first full season with PietàHotspurs, Woods made 20 appearances and scored 11 goals during the 2000âÂÂ01 season, as PietàHotspurs finished in seventh position in the relegation group, to retain the top flight status.
Woods hoped he could help PietàHotspurs back into the championship pool for the 2001âÂÂ02 season, but the club finished in exactly the same position as the previous one, with ietàHotspurs in seventh position in relegation pool and again narrowly avoiding relegation, during the season he made 15 appearances and scored three goals.
For the 2002âÂÂ03 season, Woods made 27 appearances and scored nine goals, as PietàHotspurs improved on their previous two seasons, with a fifth-place finish in the Maltese Premier League. Woods received his first call up for the Maltese national football team, following a string of fine performances.
Woods went into the 2003âÂÂ04 season, making 23 appearances and contributing with ten goals, as PietàHotspurs again finished in fifth position in the Maltese Premier League.
With Woods in great goalscoring form, he was in high demand, and went into the 2004âÂÂ05 season hoping to help PietàHotspurs to a higher league position. However, Woods left the club during the January transfer window of 2005. During the course of the season he made 13 appearances and scored a 12 goals, which helped PietàHotspurs eventually finish in seventh position.
Woods moved from PietàHotspurs to Sliema Wanderers during the January transfer window of 2005, and had instant success, as Sliema Wanderers won the Maltese Premier League title for the 2004âÂÂ05 season. During the season, Ivan made 14 appearances and scored eight goals.
The 2005âÂÂ06 was Woods first full season with Sliema Wanderers, and although the club finished in second position in the Maltese Premier League, he made 28 appearances and scored 16 goals.
For the 2006âÂÂ07 season, Woods made 26 appearances and scored 20 goals, but Sliema Wanderers again finished in second position in the Maltese Premier League, some way behind eventual champions Marsaxlokk, who won the title by an 11-point gap.
Woods and Sliema Wanderers went into the 2007âÂÂ08 season, hoping to go one better and win the Maltese Premier League, however the club finish one worse than the previous season with a third-place finish, with Woods making 22 appearances and scoring ten goals.
For the 2008âÂÂ09 season, Woods and Sliema Wanderers finished in a disappointing fifth position in the Maltese Premier League, with Woods making 26 appearances and contributing with nine goals.
Woods went into the 2009âÂÂ10 season as the captain of Sliema Wanderers. Woods helped lead the club to a fourth-place finish under the guidance of new manager Mark Marlow. Sliema Wanderers also went on to beat Qormi in the Europa league play-off, Woods made 25 appearances and scored eight goals during the season.
Following weeks of speculation, Ivan Woods was confirmed as a Floriana player on 30 August 2010. During his first season with Floriana, the latter finished 2nd in the Maltese Premier League and won the Maltese Cup against eternal rivals Valletta, winning 1âÂÂ0, the goal scored by Ivan from a direct freekick in the 89th minute.