Bobby Wood (soccer)
Wood at practice with 1860 Munich in 2011.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bobby Shou Wood | ||
| Date of birth | November 15, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Powder Edge SC | ||
| 2005–2007 | Irvine Strikers | ||
| 2007–2010 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | 1860 Munich II | 46 | (12) |
| 2011–2015 | 1860 Munich | 50 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Union Berlin | 31 | (17) |
| 2016– | Hamburger SV | 21 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | United States U20 | 6 | (4) |
| 2011 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | United States | 29 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:20, April 2, 2017(UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 17, 2016 |
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Bobby Shou Wood (born November 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a striker for German club Hamburger SV of the Bundesliga. He has also represented the United States internationally.
Wood is of African-American and Japanese ancestry. He began his youth career in 1999 with Powder Edge SC located in Honolulu, Hawaii. He moved to California in 2005 to play with the Irvine Strikers.
Wood relocated to Germany in July 2007 to join the academy of 1860 Munich.
On January 29, 2011, Wood made his professional debut coming on in the 82nd minute as a substitute during a 2. Bundesliga match against MSV Duisburg.
Wood made his first career start for 1860 Munich in October 2011 against . On November 30, 2012, against VfR Aalen, Wood scored his first professional goal to secure a 1–1 draw for 1860 Munich.
In December 2012, Wood signed his first professional contract, extending his stay with 1860 through the 2016 season.
In February 2015, Wood moved to fellow 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue signing a contract until 2017. For Aue, Wood made nine league appearances and scored three goals before seeing the club relegated to 3. Liga for the first time in six years.
In July 2015, Wood signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Union Berlin for an undisclosed fee. In his Union Berlin debut season, Wood broke the record for goals scored by an American in a single season in Germany's top two flights.
On May 15, 2016, Wood signed a four-year deal with Hamburger SV. On August 27, Wood made his Bundesliga debut with Hamburg against FC Ingolstadt. In the 1–1 draw, Wood scored the opening goal with a fantastic strike from the edge of the box, beating out Ingolstadt defender Marvin Matip for a long pass from keeper René Adler. After his debut, manager Bruno Labbadia commented that Wood "has lots of pace and uses his body skillfully". His goal was later voted as the Goal of the Week in the Bundesliga. Wood scored the first goal on September 10 at Bayer Leverkusen after Bayer keeper Bernd Leno came well off his line, but a late hat trick from Joel Pohjanpalo made the result 3–1 in favor of Bayer.
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