Will Packwood
With Birmingham City in 2012 pre-season
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Packwood | ||
| Date of birth | May 21, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Concord, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Birmingham City | 18 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Colchester United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | United States U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | United States U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | United States U23 | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 7, 2015 |
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William James "Will" Packwood (born May 21, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder.
Packwood joined the youth academy at English club Birmingham City in 2007 at the age of 14. He made his first-team debut in August 2012 in the Football League Cup, and played in several Football League Championship matches before suffering a severe leg injury in January 2013 which kept out of football for several months. After his recovery he spent time on loan to League Two club Bristol Rovers, and in the 2014–15 season had loan spells with League One club Colchester United and League Two Cheltenham Town, both of which ended early due to injury. He was not offered a new deal at the end of that season, and his contract was terminated early to allow him to return to the United States.
Packwood has represented the United States in international football at levels up to under-23.
Packwood was born in Concord, Massachusetts, to an English father and an American mother. He attended the Nashoba Brooks School and the Fenn School prior to moving to England in August 2007, where he attended Bromsgrove School.
Packwood joined Birmingham City's youth academy in August 2007, at age 14 years. He progressed through the academy teams, playing for the U18s and Reserves while still a schoolboy, and eventually captaining the U18s in the 2010–11 season. In July 2011, Packwood signed his first professional contract, a two-year contract expiring in July 2013.
In the absence through injury of Stephen Carr and Jonathan Spector, Packwood made his first-team debut on August 14, 2012, starting at right-back in the first round League Cup match against Barnet. He kept his place for the opening match of the 2012–13 Football League season, a 1–1 draw at home to Charlton Athletic. Packwood was carried off the field after sustaining multiple fractures to his tibia and fibula after landing awkwardly from an apparently innocuous aerial challenge during the second half of an FA Cup tie at Leeds United on January 5, 2013. He underwent two surgical procedures in the days after the injury, and his recovery time was estimated at between nine and twelve months. Despite his injury, Packwood's contract was extended for a further year, until the summer of 2014.
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