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Chris Wood 
Personal information Full name Christopher Grant Wood[1] Date of birth 7 December 1991 Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] Playing position Striker Club information Current club Birmingham City
(on loan from West Bromwich Albion)Number 39 Youth career 2007–2008 Waikato FC 2008–2009 West Bromwich Albion Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2008 Waikato FC 5 (0) 2008 Hamilton Wanderers 17 (16) 2009– West Bromwich Albion 21 (1) 2010 → Barnsley (loan) 7 (0) 2010–2011 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 29 (8) 2011– → Birmingham City (loan) 14 (8) National team‡ 2007 New Zealand U17 3 (0) 2009– New Zealand 17 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:32, 20 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2011Christopher "Chris" Grant Wood (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Birmingham City on loan from West Bromwich Albion. A striker, Wood has been capped sixteen times by his country the New Zealand national football team, scoring once.
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Early life
Born in Auckland, Wood attended Cambridge East primary then St Paul's Collegiate School and started his youth and senior career with ASB Premiership club Waikato FC then to later go on to transfer to play for Hamilton Wanderers[3] in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier before moving to English club West Bromwich Albion. His sister Chelsey Wood is also an accomplished footballer, having represented New Zealand at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile and the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.[4]
Club career
West Bromwich Albion
The young Kiwi found a rich vein of goal scoring form for West Brom's youth academy side, leading to a call up to the reserve team where he was just as prolific. Injuries to West Brom front-liners gave Wood a surprise call up to a trip to Fratton Park to play Premier League side Portsmouth in April 2009. Wood came off the bench to become just the fifth New Zealander to play in the Premiership.[5]
At the end of the 2008–09 season, Wood agreed his first professional contract, signing a two-year deal at Albion, with a further two-year option in the club's favour.[6] This was followed in December 2009 where he signed a new three and a half year deal, with West Brom having the option to extend that for a further year.[7] He scored his first professional goal for West Brom on 15 September 2009, a stunning 25 metre strike in to the top left corner, in a 3–1 win over Doncaster Rovers.[8]
He scored his second senior goal in a 2–0 win over Huddersfield Town less than 7 minutes after coming off the bench in West Brom's FA Cup 3rd round tie on 2 January 2010.[7]
Barnsley
Wood was sent out on a 93-day emergency loan for Barnsley on 24 September 2010.[9]
Brighton
On 19 November 2010 Wood signed on loan for Brighton & Hove Albion on a loan deal lasting until January 2011.[10] He scored on his debut against Bristol Rovers but saw a penalty saved just days later against Southampton. He added to his scoring tally by scoring in the 3-1 FA Cup win over Portsmouth. He then scored an impressive double against Peterborough.
Birmingham City
The day before the first match of the Football League Championship season, Wood joined Birmingham City on a month's loan.[11] He made his debut the following day, replacing Keith Fahey in the second half of a 2–1 defeat at Derby County.[12] Playing as the lone striker in Birmingham's first match in major European competition for nearly 50 years, the Europa League play-off round first leg against Portuguese club Nacional, Wood hit the frame of the goal twice. The game finished goalless.[13] He scored his first goal for Birmingham in the second leg of the tie against Nacional.[14] On 11 September, Wood scored a hat-trick to lead Birmingham to victory over Millwall,[15] followed by two goals against Nottingham Forest on 2 October to take his league total to seven goals from eight games.[16] His loan was then extended for a second time, until 5 January 2012.[17] His eighth, to clinch a 2–0 defeat of Leicester City, came when Marlon King played a cross-field ball for Wood to run on to and, according to The Independent, "the composure he revealed to go past Kasper Schmeichel and slot the ball home from an angle was impressive".[18] Four days later, Wood scored in the 10th minute of stoppage time to defeat Club Brugge 2–1 in the Europa League group stage.[19]
International career
Wood represented New Zealand at Under-17 level and was a standout performer for the Kiwi's at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, a tournament which earned him a trial with English football club West Brom, whom he later signed with.
After a string of impressive performances for club, Wood's rise on the international stage continued and was fast-tracked into All Whites' coach Ricki Herbert's squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa,[20] and made his debut in a friendly against Tanzania on 3 June 2009 in a warm up match prior to the tournament.[21][22]
In May 2010, he was named in the All Whites World Cup squad, and at 18 was the youngest member of the New Zealand team which travelled to South Africa.[23]
Wood scored his first official international goal on 10 October 2010 in his country's 1–1 draw with Honduras.[24]
International Goals # Date Opponent Score Result Competition Minute Match Report 1 9 October 2010 
Honduras1–1 Draw Friendly 
45+1'Last updated 9 October 2010 Club statistics
- As of match played 19 November 2011
All-time club performance Club Season Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals New Zealand League Chatham Cup League Cup Oceania Total Waikato FC 2007–08[25] NZFC 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total West Bromwich Albion 2008–09[26] Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2009–10[27] Championship 18 1 2 1 3 0 — 23 2 2010–11[28] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 1 — 2 1 Club total 21 1 2 1 4 1 — 27 3 Barnsley (loan) 2010–11[28] Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0 Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2010–11[28] League One 29 8 2 1 0 0 — 31 9 Birmingham City (loan) 2011–12[29] Championship 14 8 — 0 0 5 2 19 10 Career totals 76 17 4 2 4 1 5 2 89 22 Honours
Club With West Bromwich Albion
- Football League Championship:
- Runners-up: 2009–10
With Brighton & Hove Albion
- Football League One:
- Champions: 2010-11
National
- New Zealand U-20 Men’s Player of the Year: 2008, 2009
See also
- New Zealand national football team
- New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
- New Zealand national football team results
- List of New Zealand international footballers
References
- ^ "List of Players". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Chris Wood". New Zealand Football. http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=312. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "City teen plays his way into big time". Waikato Times. 2009-4-13. Retrieved 2009-5-5. http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/2331366/City-teen-plays-his-way-into-big-time.
- ^ Junior Football Ferns named for cup Chelsey Wood NZ Football Profile
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion Team Profiles Chris Wood". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 11 April 2009. http://www.wba.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~45060,00.html.
- ^ "Wood pens pro contract". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 29 May 2009. http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1667472,00.html.
- ^ a b "West Bromwich Albion Player Profile Chris Wood". West Bromwich Albion F.C. http://www.wba.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10366~46979,00.html. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ West Brom 3 – 1 Doncaster From BBC, Posted 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Tykes Seal Loan Move For NZ's Wood". FourFourTwo Australia. 24 September 2010. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/184124,tykes-seal-loan-move-for-nzs-wood.aspx. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "West Brom striker Chris Wood signs for Brighton on loan". BBC Sport. 19 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/9210452.stm.
- ^ "Blues sign Wood ahead of season opener". Birmingham City F.C. 5 August 2011. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2411312,00.html. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Derby 2–1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14352007.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (19 August 2011). "Nacional 0, Birmingham City 0". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/08/19/nacional-0-birmingham-city-0-colin-tattum-s-big-match-verdict-and-player-ratings-97319-29265450/. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Birmingham 3–0 Nacional (agg 3–0)". BBC Sport. 25 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14569506.stm. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Wood hat-trick tames Lions". Sky Sports. 11 September 2011. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,,11065_3421768,00.html. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Nott'm Forest 1–3 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 2 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15051285.stm. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Blues and Kiwi suit". Birmingham City F.C. 5 October 2011. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2473290,00.html. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Culley, Jon (17 October 2011). "Eriksson refuses to see red as Leicester pay for indiscipline". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/eriksson-refuses-to-see-red-as-leicester-pay-for-indiscipline-2371649.html. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Birmingham strike late to beat Club Brugge". UEFA. 20 October 2011. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000272/match=2007339/index.html. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Kiwis call up teen for South Africa From FIFA, Posted 7 May 2009.
- ^ "Kiwis taste defeat in Africa". FIFA. 3 June 2009. http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1066153.html?cid=rssfeed&att=. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "2009 Confederations Cup – New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/teams/team=43978/squadlist.html. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff.co.nz. 10 May 2010. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-cup/3676399/All-Whites-World-Cup-squad-named. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Woodzee nets as All Whites thrill
- ^ "Chris Wood: NZ Football Championship 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Heimspiel Medien. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/chris-wood/nzl-nz-football-championship-2007-2008/waikato-fc/3/. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Wood in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51339&season_id=138. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Wood in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51339&season_id=139. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Chris Wood in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51339&season_id=140. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Player Profiles: Chris Wood". Birmingham City F.C. http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~46979,00.html. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
External links
- Academy player profile at wba.co.uk
- Chris Wood – FIFA competition record
- Chris Wood career stats at Soccerbase
New Zealand squads New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup 1 O'Keeffe • 2 Hobbs • 3 Keomahavong • 4 Murphy • 5 Myers • 6 Corliss • 7 Mathews • 8 Chettleburgh • 9 Barbarouses (c) • 10 Petelo • 11 Hunt • 12 Colson • 13 Macintyre • 14 Wood • 15 Brandt • 16 Darkwa • 17 Hicks • 18 Chang • 19 Cowen • 20 Gleeson • 21 Wong • Coach: Tuaa
New Zealand squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Birmingham City F.C. – current squad 1 Myhill · 2 Carr · 3 Murphy · 4 Caldwell · 5 Ibáñez · 6 Ridgewell · 7 Burke · 8 N'Daw · 9 King · 11 Beausejour · 12 Mutch · 13 Doyle · 14 Gomis · 15 Elliott · 17 Rooney · 18 Fahey · 19 Žigić · 20 Vallès · 22 Redmond · 23 Spector · 24 Davies · 25 Asante · 37 Hubbins · 38 Kerr · 39 Wood · 43 Hancox · Manager: Hughton
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- Premier League players
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- New Zealand association footballers
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
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