Will Wood

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Will Wood
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Nicholas Wood [1]
Date of birth (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Burgess Hill, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
Number 16
Youth career
2008–2018 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Accrington Stanley 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 (0)
2020– Ebbsfleet United 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 21:00, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

William Nicholas Wood (born 29 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United, as a left back.

Contents

Early and personal life

Wood grew up in Burgess Hill and attended Oakmeeds Community College. [3]

Career

Wood joined Southampton at the age of 11, signing a three-year professional contract in April 2015. [3] He trialled with Portsmouth in December 2017, [4] and signed a one-year contract with Accrington Stanley in May 2018. [5] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup. [6] In October 2018 he moved on loan to Havant & Waterlooville. [7]

He was released by Accrington at the end of the 2018–19 season. [8]

He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in June 2019, [9] and stated that he was looking forward to playing for the club. [10] Wood only made four appearances for the Daggers as the season was curtailed due to Covid-19 and he was subsequently released at the end of the campaign. [11]

On 19 August 2020 he signed for recently relegated National League South side Ebbsfleet United on a free transfer. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2017–18 [13] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Accrington Stanley 2018–19 [6] League One 40—101 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19 [14] National League 8010——90
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20 [14] National League4000—0040
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21 [14] National League South 14120—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0181
Career total301301060401
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 "Will Wood". 11v11. Retrieved 10 August 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 1 2 Mark Durnford (22 April 2015). "Dream comes true for Will Wood as he signs professional contract at Southampton". Mid Sussex Times. Retrieved 31 May 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ Will Rooney (28 December 2017). "All you need to know about Pompey triallist Wood". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 31 May 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Will Wood: Accrington Stanley sign Southampton defender". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Will Wood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "WILL WOOD SIGNS FOR THE HAWKS". Havant & Waterlooville F.C. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "Stanley's retained list". Accrington Stanley F.C. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ Ranson, Jacob. "Daggers sign youngster Wood from Accrington Stanley". Barking and Dagenham Post.
  10. ↑ Ranson, Jacob. "Daggers Wood looking forward to the challenge of the National League". Barking and Dagenham Post.
  11. ↑ "Seven released from Dagenham & Redbridge". Non League Daily. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ Tucker, Craig (19 August 2020). "Ebbsfleet United sign defender Will Wood from Dagenham & Redbridge". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 October 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ "Games played by Will Wood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  14. 1 2 3 Will Wood at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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