Chris Wood (footballer born 1991)
Wood warming up for Leicester City in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christopher Grant Wood | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Leeds United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cambridge FC | |||
| Waikato FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Waikato FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Hamilton Wanderers | 17 | (16) |
| 2009–2013 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Barnsley (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 23 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Bristol City (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Millwall (loan) | 19 | (11) |
| 2013 | → Leicester City (loan) | 1 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Leicester City | 52 | (12) |
| 2015 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | Leeds United | 68 | (32) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | New Zealand U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– | New Zealand U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009– | New Zealand | 42 | (19) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:07, 25 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2016 |
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Christopher Grant "Chris" Wood (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Leeds United and the New Zealand national team where is vice captain for his country.
Wood was born in Auckland and started his senior career with Cambridge FC, Waikato FC and Hamilton Wanderers before moving to England to play for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion.
Wood has been capped over forty times for the New Zealand national team, scoring nineteen goals. He played for the side at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Auckland, Wood attended Royal Oak Primary and Cambridge East primary then St Paul's Collegiate School and started his youth and senior career with Cambridge FC playing in the Northern League from the age of 15, after which he attracted the attention of Waikato FC Academy prior to playing for the senior ASB Premiership club Waikato FC. He then later transferred to play for Hamilton Wanderers in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier before moving to English club West Bromwich Albion. His sister Chelsey Wood is also an accomplished footballer, having represented New Zealand at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile and the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.
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