He scored on his debut against Bristol Rovers but saw a penalty saved just days later against Southampton. On 19 November, Wood signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until January 2011. Wood playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011 The loan was terminated early by mutual consent after seven league appearances for the club without scoring. Wood was sent out on a 93-day emergency loan to Barnsley on 24 September 2010. He scored his second senior goal in a 2–0 win over Huddersfield Town less than seven minutes after coming off the bench in West Brom's FA Cup third-round tie on 2 January 2010.
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He scored his first professional goal for West Brom on 15 September 2009, a "stunning" 25-yard strike into the top left corner, in a 3–1 win over Doncaster Rovers. This was followed in December 2009 with a new three and a half-year deal, with West Brom having the option to extend that for a further year. Īt the end of the 2008–09 season, Wood signed his first professional contract, of two years with a further two-year option in the club's favour. He came off the bench to become just the fifth New Zealander to play in the Premier League. In April 2009 injuries to several West Brom players saw Wood handed a surprise call up to the first-team for a Premier League match against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. He 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.
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Wood was recommended to West Bromwich Albion's Academy by coach Roger Wilkinson, who set up a trial for him. Wood began his senior career with Cambridge FC, scoring on his debut in the NRFL Division 2 in 2006 aged just 14, and after a spell at local rivals Hamilton Wanderers the following season in the NRFL Premier, he attracted the attention of ASB Premiership club Waikato FC. As of October 2018, Wood was in a relationship with Kirsty Linnett who is also a professional footballer. She represented New Zealand under 20s at the 2008 U20 Women's World Cup in Chile and the 2010 U20 Women's World Cup in Germany. He is the brother of Chelsey Wood, who is also an accomplished footballer. Wood began his footballing career at Onehunga Sports after moving to Hamilton aged 11, he attended St Paul's Collegiate School. Wood was born in Auckland to Grant and Julie Wood his mother is from England. He played for the side at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and was part of the squad that won the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. Wood has been capped 68 times for the New Zealand national team and scored 33 goals to become New Zealand men's leading goal scorer, overtaking previous holder Vaughan Coveny. He then joined Burnley for a club record fee Wood became a consistent goalscorer for them in the Premier League, notching up 49 goals in 144 matches over four-and-a-half seasons. After a loan spell with Ipswich Town in 2015, he signed for Championship club Leeds United where he became top scorer in the 2016–17 season. He spent his time on loan to six different clubs before joining Leicester City in 2013.
Wood was born in Auckland and started his senior career with Cambridge FC, Waikato FC and Hamilton Wanderers before moving to England to play for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:18, 14 June 2022 (UTC)Ĭhristopher Grant Wood (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Newcastle United and the New Zealand national team. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
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