Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel James Wood | ||
Date of birth | 9 August 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 | Cray Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Cray Wanderers | 94 | (8) |
2005–2008 | Bromley | 159 | (21) |
2008–2012 | Brentford | 108 | (4) |
2011–2012 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2012–2017 | Wycombe Wanderers | 166 | (13) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:12, 10 December 2016 (UTC). |
Samuel James Wood (born 9 August 1986 in Sidcup, London) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Eastleigh F.C.. Before, he played for Wycombe Wanderers. Wood is a left-sided and right-sided player who can play either at full back or on the wing.
Sam Wood started playing football for Long Lane before joining Cray Wanderers. He progressed through the ranks at the club before joining the reserve team in 2002 and eventually making his first team debut in 2003. During his time at Cray, he became a fans' favourite, helping the club to the quarter-final of the FA Vase, and promotion to the Isthmian League for the first time in the club's history, in the 2003–04 season, and scoring Cray supporters' goal of the season to clinch a 2–0 victory against AFC Wimbledon to end their 78-game unbeaten run. He finished his Cray career with 8 goals from 94 games, and then signed for Bromley, the club whose ground Cray shared, in 2005. During this time he also worked as a body double for the likes of Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo.
At Bromley, Wood won the Supporters' Player of the Year award in 2006 and the Club Player of the Year in 2007, and scored 21 goals from 159 appearances. His performances attracted interest from professional clubs, and after trials with clubs including Gillingham, Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wood joined League Two club Brentford in May 2008.