In 2007, Woolard was drafted in the fourth round, 47th overall, by the Chicago Fire in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, and spent the next three seasons in Major League Soccer, appearing in 16 first team games including 8 starts and scoring one goal. After his release from Fire in February 2010, and having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, he returned to play for the DFW Tornados in the PDL in 2010. Woolard signed with the USSF D2Carolina RailHawksin September 2010, and he started his first league match with the RailHawks against Crystal Palace Baltimore on September 3]. While with the RailHawks he played for the full duration of every match. On January 6, 2011, Woolard returned to the MLS after being signed by D.C. United. Woolard impressed with DC, and became a starter as the season went by. Finding a home with the Black and Red again in 2012, Woolard started 20 games on DC’s backline. Woolard tallied his third and contributed two assists in 1,754 minutes on the pitch. Woolard upheld his reputation as a constant performer on the back before suffering a concussion in August which left him sidelined until he was cleared during the 2012 MLS Playoffs. Woolard was cleared of his concussion symptoms during the 2012 Playoffs, and continued his stay as one of the most consistent players on the backline for DC United in 2013. Since joining the Black-and-Red on Jan. 6, 2011, Woolard has never played less than 20 games in each his first three seasons. In 2013, he played and started 27 games and dished out one assist while logging the fourth most minutes on the team. He was released following the 2013 season and retired from professional soccer after.
Post-career
Upon retiring from professional soccer, Daniel Woolard enrolled in law school at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor in May of 2019 and obtaining the State Texas Bar attorney license in October of 2019. Daniel currently serves as the co-founder of a sports marketing and talent representation firm called Felkrem, representing professional soccer players around the globe. Together with his wife, they run an operate their own business Savvy Wool. He currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama.
