Liam Wood

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Liam Wood
Personal information
Full name Liam James Wood [1]
Date of birth (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Team Wellington
Number 5
Youth career
Wairarapa United
Upper Hutt City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 39 (1)
2017 Wellington Phoenix 0 (0)
2018– Team Wellington 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2018

Liam James Wood (born 30 March 1998) is a New Zealand semi-professional footballer who plays as central defender for Team Wellington. [3]

Wood was touted as one of the hottest prospects to come out of Upper Hutt City FC, debuting for the Men’s Central League team at just 15 years old. His standout performances earned him a scholarship deal for the Wellington Phoenix, where he made his professional debut on 1 August 2017 in their round of 32 FFA Cup match against A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers FC. [4]

Despite a promising early career with the Phoenix and Upper Hutt, Wood suffered ACL tears in both knees on separate occasions, which ultimately curtailed his once-promising career.

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Team Wellington FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix release fringe striker Hamish Watson". Stuff.co.nz . 24 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 1st Aug 2017". FFA Cup. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.


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