Will Wood (footballer)

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Will Wood
Personal information
Full name William Nicholas Wood [1]
Date of birth (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Burgess Hill, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Welling United
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)
2020–2022 Ebbsfleet United 30 (3)
2022–2023 Dulwich Hamlet 28 (3)
2023– Welling United 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:19, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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

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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]

On 8 July 2022, Wood signed for Dulwich Hamlet. [13]

In May 2023, Wood signed for Welling United. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2017–18 [15] ———3 [a] 030
Accrington Stanley 2018–19 [6] League One 40—101 [a] 060
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19 [16] National League 8010——90
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20 [16] National League4000—0040
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21 [16] National League South 14120—2 [b] 0181
2021–22 [16] National League South16220—1 [b] 0192
Total303400030373
Dulwich Hamlet 2022–23 [16] National League South28320—3 [c] 0333
Career total7467010100926
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances in the London Senior Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Will Wood". 11v11. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  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.
  4. ↑ Will Rooney (28 December 2017). "All you need to know about Pompey triallist Wood". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Will Wood: Accrington Stanley sign Southampton defender". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Stanley's retained list". Accrington Stanley F.C. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Ranson, Jacob (27 June 2019). "Daggers sign youngster Wood from Accrington Stanley". Barking and Dagenham Post.
  10. ↑ Ranson, Jacob (July 2019). "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. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  12. ↑ Tucker, Craig (19 August 2020). "Ebbsfleet United sign defender Will Wood from Dagenham & Redbridge". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Hamlet bring in Wood". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Wood: "I want to make my mark."". Welling United F.C. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Will Wood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Will Wood at Soccerway . Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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