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 25)[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*
Years Team Apps (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 only and 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.

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
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U23 2017–18[13] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Accrington Stanley 2018–19[6] League One 4 0 — 1 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19[14] National League 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[14] National League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21[14] National League South 14 1 2 0 — 2[b] 0 18 1
Career total 30 1 3 0 1 0 6 0 40 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Will Wood". 11v11. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. 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. ^ "Games played by Will Wood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b c Will Wood at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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