Will Wood (footballer)

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

For other people with similar names, see Willie Wood (disambiguation) and William Wood (disambiguation).

Will Wood
Personal information
Full name William Nicholas Wood[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996[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*
Years Team Apps (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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

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
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2017–18[15] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Accrington Stanley 2018–19[6] League One 40—101[lower-alpha 1]060
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19[16] National League 8010——90
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[16] National League 4000—0040
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21[16] National League South 14120—2[lower-alpha 2]0181
2021–22[16] National League South 16220—1[lower-alpha 2]0192
Total 303400030373
Dulwich Hamlet 2022–23[16] National League South 28320—3[lower-alpha 3]0333
Career total 7467010100926
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  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. "Will Wood". 11v11. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. 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. "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. "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. Will Wood at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.