Scott Woods (footballer)

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Scott Woods
Personal information
Full name Scott Phillip Galang Woods
Date of birth (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, left-back
Team information
Current team
Muangthong United
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2016 Flint
2016–2017 Tønsberg
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Northeastern Junior College 21 (4)
2021–2022 NSU RiverHawks 37 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Tønsberg 36 (1)
2022 Azkals Development Team 6 (0)
2022–2023 Flint 4 (0)
2024 Eik Tønsberg 33 (2)
2024– Muangthong United 1 (0)
International career
2022 Philippines U23 5 (0)
2024– Philippines 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:22, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:35; 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Scott Phillip Galang Woods (born 7 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a left-back for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United. Born in Norway, he represents the Philippines at international level. [1]

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Early life

He attended Northeastern Junior College in Colorado as well as Northeastern State University, where he played for the Northeastern State RiverHawks soccer team. [2] [3] [4]

Career

He was playing for Norwegian side FK Eik Tønsberg in 2019. [5]

In early 2022, Woods signed with the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League. He played in the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara, scoring in a 1–1 draw with Stallion Laguna. [6]

He signed a new contract with the club in January 2024. [7] [8] He played against IL Hødd in the opening match of the 2024 season in which the club played back in Norwegian Second Division since promotion. [9]

International career

He was in the Philippines U23 team for the 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi, [10] and the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2022. [11]

He was called up to the senior Philippines squad for their June 2024 World Cup qualifying matches against Vietnam and Indonesia. [12] [13] He made his senior international debut on 6 June 2024 against Vietnam. [14]

Personal life

Born in Norway, Woods is of Filipino and Scottish descent. [15] He is the younger brother of former Norway international Lisa-Marie Woods.

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