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 25)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, left-back
Team information
Current team
Kuching City
Youth career
–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)
2024–2025 Muangthong United 1 (0)
2025 Boeung Ket 14 (0)
2025– Kuching City 0 (0)
International career
2022 Philippines U23 5 (0)
2024– Philippines 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:10, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:25; 21 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 Malaysia Super League club Kuching City. Born in Norway, he represents the Philippines national team. [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]

Club 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2025 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNation CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FK Eik Tønsberg 2023 Norwegian Third Division 252200000272
2024 Norwegian Second Division 9020000092
Total342200000362
Muangthong United 2024–25 Thai League 1 1000101030
Boeung Ket Angkor 2024–25 Cambodian Premier League 100000000100
Career total0000000000

Notes

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    References

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    3. Moyer, Eric (25 October 2022). "#theGAC/MIAA MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (OCTOBER 25)". Greatamericancomference.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    4. "SCOTT P. WOODS '20 RECRUITING PROFILE". ncsasports.org. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    5. "ANALYSIS: FK TØNSBERG". Obosakademietlyn.no. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    6. "PFL: Scott Woods scores late as ADT earns draw vs debuting Stallion". Tiebreaker Times. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
    7. "Now everyone is waiting for this fellow: - We are not far away". Tønsbergs Blad. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    8. Bakkehaug, Wegard (22 January 2024). "Eik is gearing up with solid signings: - We're really looking forward to it". Norskfotball. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    9. Berntsen, Bendik (6 April 2024). "Exciting thriller in the opening match between FK Eik Tønsberg and Hødd". byaviasatonsberg. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    10. "Philippines announced squad for SEA Games 2021". snesports. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    11. Rosal, Dale (13 February 2022). "PH U23 set to do battle in Cambodia". Cebudailynews. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    12. "The Vietnamese team met a group of European and American players from the Philippines". thethao. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    13. "Bare én av dem reiser: – Rakk ikke å få nytt pass". tb.no. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    14. "VIETNAM VS. PHILIPPINES". Soccerway. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
    15. Luong, Hieu (5 June 2024). "Foreign-stacked Philippines team train in Hanoi for Vietnam clash". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    16. Scott Woods at Soccerway